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Evidence for growth of enterococci in municipal oxidation ponds, obtained using antibiotic resistance analysis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2008
Moriarty Elaine, Nourozi Fariba, Robson Beth, Wood David, Gilpin Brent
Abstract excerpt
The Christchurch wastewater treatment plant uses a series of six oxidation ponds to reduce the bacterial load of treated effluent before it is discharged into the local estuary. To ensure that this discharge does not adversely affect water quality in the receiving environment, local regulations specify maximum levels in the discharge for a number of parameters, including enterococci. Between 2001 and 2006,...
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