MARINE TURTLE FECES ON HAWAIIAN BEACHES

被引：19

作者：

BALAZS, GH ^{[1
]}

FUJIOKA, R ^{[1
]}

FUJIOKA, C ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV HAWAII, WATER RESOURCES RES CTR, HONOLULU, HI 96822 USA

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 1993年 / 26卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1016/0025-326X(93)90187-O

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Faeces of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, washed ashore in large numbers at a beach park in Hawaii over a 40-day period in 1989. The formed pellets were originally misidentified as being from pigs or humans, and therefore were perceived as a pollutant of potential health hazard to humans. However, bacteriological analysis of the nearshore waters indicated low and legally acceptable levels of faecal coliforms and enterococci. Similar diminished levels were also found in direct cultures of the fresh pellets. Green turtle faeces have been known to drift ashore in Hawaii, but never in the quantities recorded during this short-term event. The reason for the occurrence could not be determined, but several possible explanations are given.

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页码：392 / 394

页数：3