Fecal indicator bacteria in tropical beach sand: baseline findings from Port Dickson coastline, Strait of Malacca (Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Shamira, Siti Shafiqa, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54299/1/Fecal%20indicator%20bacteria%20in%20tropical%20beach%20sand.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54299/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X16304283

This pilot study aims to assess Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination and its perceived health risks among beachgoers in ten tropical beach sands along Port Dickson coastline (Malaysia). This study also aims to determine the relationship between perceived health symptoms and tropical beach sand e...