Aerial dispersal and survival of sewage-derived faecal coliforms in Antarctica

• Published in: Atmospheric Environment
• Main Author: Hughes, Kevin A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2003
• Subjects: Adelaide Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17661/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231003002073

This study demonstrates for the first time that faecalcoliform bacteria can survive airborne transfer in Antarctica, but are unlikely to survive for prolonged periods following deposition due to environmental stresses. The dispersal and survival of airborne faecalcoliform bacteria from the sewage ou...