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Título : Effects of bathing intensity, rainfall events, and location on the recreational water quality of stream pools in southern Ecuador
Autor : Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos
Sánchez, Julissa
Villareal, Marielena
Aguilar, Silvio
Rosado, Daniel
Palabras clave : Bathing Beaches
Ecuador
Environmental Monitoring
Escherichia coli
Humans
Water Microbiology
Water Quality
Ecuador
Escherichia coli
Economics
Escherichia coli
Forestry
Lakes
Land use
Rain
Rivers
Water quality
rain
Eco-tourisms
Fecal Coliform
Gastrointestinal illness
Recreational water
Tropical dry forest
dry forest
ecotourism
fecal coliform
gastroenteritis
microbial community
precipitation intensity
rainfall
recreational activity
stream channel
water quality
Article
Ecuador
Escherichia coli
human
land use
microbiological parameters
pollution monitoring
recreation
stream (river)
water quality
environmental monitoring
isolation and purification
microbiology
procedures
swimming
Water pollution
Fecha de publicación : 2020
Editorial : Elsevier Ltd
Resumen : Bathing in natural waters is a highly demanded recreational activity in tropical countries because of climatic conditions and availability of bathing sites; but, do users know the water quality of these sites? We determined the physicochemical and microbiological water quality of a highly used bathing site in southern Ecuador. We assessed how bather attendance, rainfall events, and pool location alters the recreational water quality (RWQ). Most of the parameters measured in the stream pools did not accomplish the Ecuadorian and international regulations for recreational water quality. Microbiological water quality diminishes from upstream to downstream pools because of human activities and bathing intensity having potential effects on bather health and eco-touristic development. We found that an increase of bathers is strongly associated with a growing concentration of Escherichia coli. It is suggested better land-use practices and review thoroughly the Ecuadorian regulation to assure a healthy RWQ. Further efforts are needed to identify more risky bathing sites, determine pollution sources, and establish a long-term monitoring program to support the touristic development in countries looking for diversifying their economy. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
URI : https://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/bitstreams/2-s2.0-85075516740.pdf
http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/69530
ISSN : 00456535
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