Monitoring of the Danube river discharges at the northwestern Black Sea coast (Romanian sector) by indicator microorganisms
In this study, results of three years (2003-2005) survey including microbiological indicators of water pollution (TC, FC, FS) in both Danube River and Black Sea coastal waters are evaluated. Spatial distribution of faecal bacteria displayed a continuous flow across Sulina branch with a gradual decre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CITDD Publishing House
2006-09-01
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| Series: | Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ddni.ro/manager/editor/UserFiles/File/Scientific%20annals/volume/12/25.pdf |
| Summary: | In this study, results of three years (2003-2005) survey including microbiological indicators of water pollution (TC, FC, FS) in both Danube River and Black Sea coastal waters are evaluated. Spatial distribution of faecal bacteria displayed a continuous flow across Sulina branch with a gradual decreasing of microbial contamination towards the Black Sea coast. The permanent presence of microbiological indicators in marine waters demonstrates that the movement of high contaminated river waters (> 16 000 germs/100 mL) across the Sulina branch provides the main source of faecal pollution at the Black Sea coast with possible impact on human use of sea. |
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| ISSN: | 1842-614X 2247-9902 |