Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Loomer, H. A., Kidd, K. A., Vickers, T., & McAslan, A. (2008). Swimming in sewage: indicators of faecal waste on fish in the Saint John Harbour, New Brunswick. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada (Canadian Association on Water Quality), 43(4), 283-29
- Reference Abbreviation
- Loomer et al., 2008
- Date Communicated
- 2008
- Region
- Inner Harbour
- Location Details
- Saint John Harbour/Tributaries
- Group
- Physical
- Category
- Water Properties
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Water Quality/ Chemistry
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Fecal coliform
- Metric/Detail
- Primary Objective
- Measure faecal coliform levels in the waters of SJH, and on the skin of fish collected at the same locations - to determine if a potential health risk to humans
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Faecal coliform found on skin of fish in SJH - correlating to the concentration of coliforms in the water in which they were collected.
- Data Collection Start
- 2004
- Data Collection Finish
- 2005
- Physical collection of data/samples
- Yes
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Stakeholder Group
- Stakeholder Name
- *Journal Article
- Type of Reference
- Journal Article
- Source Details
- Water Qual. Res. J. Can.
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Notes
- File/Paper Location
- PDF Available
- link