Contribution of treated wastewater to the contamination of recreational river areas with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

被引：84

作者：

Antonio Castro-Hermida, Jose ^{[1
]}

Garcia-Presedo, Ignacio ^{[1
]}

Almeida, Andre ^{[2
]}

Gonzalez-Warleta, Marta ^{[1
]}

Correia Da Costa, Jose Manuel ^{[2
]}

Mezo, Mercedes ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ctr Invest Agr Mabegondo Xunta Galicia, Parasitol Lab, Abegondo A Coruna, Spain

[2] INSA, Ctr Imunol & Biol Parasitaria, Oporto, Portugal

来源：

WATER RESEARCH | 2008年 / 42卷 / 13期

关键词：

Cryptosporidium spp; Giardia duodenalis; recreational river areas; wastewater; water quality; public health; Spain;

D O I：

10.1016/j.watres.2008.05.001

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Samples of the influent and final effluent from 12 wastewater treatment plants from Galicia (NW, Spain) were analyzed for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts. All of the plants discharge effluent to a hydrographic basin in which there are numerous recreational areas and fluvial beaches. The samples (25-50 liters) were collected in spring, summer, autumn and winter of 2007. A total of 96 samples were analyzed using techniques included in the US Environmental Protection Agency Method 1623. To identify the genotypes present, the following genes were amplified and sequenced: 18S SSU rRNA (Cryptosporidium spp.) and beta-giardina (G. duodenalis). Both parasites were detected in influent and effluent samples from all treatment plants (100%) throughout the year, and G. duodenalis always outnumbered Cryptosporidium spp. The mean concentration of G. duodenalis per liter of influent was significantly higher (P<0.05) than the mean concentration of Cryptosporidium spp. per liter of influent. The mean concentrations of parasites in influent samples ranged from 6 to 350 Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts per liter and from 89 to 8305 G. duodenalis cysts per liter. in final treated effluent, the mean concentration of parasites ranged from 2 to 390 Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts per liter and from 79 to 2469 G. duodenalis cysts per liter. The distribution of results per season revealed that in all plants, the highest number of (oo)cysts were detected in spring and summer. Cryptosporidium parvum, Cryptosporidium andersoni, Cryptosporidium hominis and assemblages A-I, A-II, E of G. duodenalis were detected. The risk of contamination of water courses by Cryptosporidium spp. and G. duodenalis is therefore considerable. It is important that wastewater treatment authorities reconsider the relevance of the levels of contamination by both parasites in wastewater, and develop adequate countermeasures. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：3528 / 3538

页数：11

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