The topicality. main natural recreational resources of Ivano-Frankivsk region are balneological, which include medicinal mineral waters, therapeutic mud and ozokerite. Mineral waters and, especially, medical occupy a significant place. Purpose methods. purpose the study is theoretical methodological justification prospects for development balneological tourist in region. To carry out this numbe...

This chapter considers the economic evaluation of interventions concerned with the contamination of recreational and other waters by microbial pollution from livestock waste. The objective of such interventions is to reduce adverse impacts on water quality and public health. Because resources are scarce, regulatory choices imply trade-offs between the resources needed to manage the problem of w...

Microbiological monitoring of bivalve mollusc production areas by national or regional authorities is usually undertaken as part of a programme to classify the areas according to the perceived risk of the presence of pathogenic microorganisms based on the concentrations of faecal indicator bacteria present in the area. The indicator bacteria used are generally of the coliform group: total colif...

The black marlin (Istiompax indica) is one of the largest bony fishes in the world with females capable of reaching a mass of over 700 kg. This highly migratory predator occurs in the tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and is the target of regional recreational and commercial fisheries. Through the sampling of ichthyoplankton and ovaries we provide evidence that the relatively h...

The Science Advisory Panel (SAP) evaluated the potential for microbiological environmental and public health impacts of wastewater discharges from large passenger ships. Historically, fecal coliform bacteria have been used to indicate the presence of sewage in environmental waters and as an index of the sanitary quality of the water. Because fecal coliform are always found in the intestinal tra...

Monitoring temperature of aquatic waters is of great importance, with modelled, satellite and in-situ data providing invaluable insights into long-term environmental change. However, there is often a lack of depth-resolved temperature measurements. Recreational dive computers routinely record temperature and depth, so could provide an alternate and highly novel source of oceanographic informati...

Theprevalence and seasonal variation of bacterial indicators of faecal pollution such as total coliform bacteria, faecal coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli and faecal streptococci were investigated in samples of water and beach sand from the four fish landing centres of Thoothukudi. Further the samples were screened for Salmonella to study the reliability of faecal indicator bacteria as an ind...

This study provides a comprehensive epidemio-clinical picture of sporadic, domestically acquired cases of amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in one Canadian community based on patient symptom, outcome and exposure data from an enhanced surveillance system. It yields valuable data for estimating the burden of those diseases including the proportion of bloody diarrhoea, hospitalization,...

The risks of dying during recreational diving are small. The Divers Alert Network (DAN) held a workshop to consider whether the risks could be reduced further. Topics included investigation, surveillance, operational safety and cardiovascular disease. Investigation is essential to determine causes and involves on-scene inquiry, forensic examination of the deceased, and testing of life support e...

Cryptosporidium parvum is a cosmopolitan microscopic protozoan parasite that causes severe diarrheal disease (cryptosporidiosis) in mammals, including humans and livestock. There is growing evidence of Cryptosporidium persistence in fresh produce that may result in food-borne infection, including sporadic cases as well as outbreaks. However, drinking and recreational waters are still considered...