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Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study by Wade, Timothy J, Sams, Elizabeth, Brenner, Kristen P, Haugland, Richard, Chern, Eunice, Beach, Michael, Wymer, Larry, Rankin, Clifford C, Love, David, Li, Quanlin, Noble, Rachel, Dufour, Alfred P

“…In the United States and elsewhere, recreational water quality is monitored for fecal indicator bacteria to help prevent swimming-associated illnesses…”
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Fecal Indicators in Sand, Sand Contact, and Risk of Enteric Illness Among Beachgoers by Heaney, Christopher D., Sams, Elizabeth, Dufour, Alfred P., Brenner, Kristen P., Haugland, Richard A., Chern, Eunice, Wing, Steve, Marshall, Stephen, Love, David C., Serre, Marc, Noble, Rachel, Wade, Timothy J.

“…Background: Beach sand can harbor fecal indicator organisms and pathogens, but enteric illness risk associated with sand contact remains unclear. Methods: In…”
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Comparison of Enterococcus measurements in freshwater at two recreational beaches by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and membrane filter culture analysis by Haugland, Richard A., Siefring, Shawn C., Wymer, Larry J., Brenner, Kristen P., Dufour, Alfred P.

“…Cell densities of the fecal pollution indicator genus, Enterococcus, were determined by a rapid (3 h or less) quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR)…”
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High Sensitivity of Children to Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness: Results Using a Rapid Assay of Recreational Water Quality by Wade, Timothy J., Calderon, Rebecca L., Brenner, Kristen P., Sams, Elizabeth, Beach, Michael, Haugland, Richard, Wymer, Larry, Dufour, Alfred P.

“…Background: Culture-based methods of monitoring fecal pollution in recreational waters require 24 to 48 hours to obtain results. This delay leads to…”
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Rapidly Measured Indicators of Recreational Water Quality Are Predictive of Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness by Wade, Timothy J., Calderon, Rebecca L., Sams, Elizabeth, Beach, Michael, Brenner, Kristen P., Williams, Ann H., Dufour, Alfred P.

“…Standard methods to measure recreational water quality require at least 24 hr to obtain results, making it impossible to assess the quality of water within a…”
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Persistence of fecal indicator bacteria and associated genetic markers from wastewater treatment plant effluents in freshwater microcosms by Chern, Eunice C, Wymer, Larry, Brenner, Kristen, Oshima, Kevin, Haugland, Richard A

“…Limited information exists on the environmental persistence of genetic markers for fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in treated wastewaters. Here, the decay rate…”
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Water quality, weather and environmental factors associated with fecal indicator organism density in beach sand at two recreational marine beaches by Heaney, Christopher D., Exum, Natalie G., Dufour, Alfred P., Brenner, Kristen P., Haugland, Richard A., Chern, Eunice, Schwab, Kellogg J., Love, David C., Serre, Marc L., Noble, Rachel, Wade, Timothy J.

“…Recent studies showing an association between fecal indicator organisms (FIOs) in sand and gastrointestinal (GI) illness among beachgoers with sand contact…”
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Standardization of enterococci density estimates by EPA qPCR methods and comparison of beach action value exceedances in river waters with culture methods by Haugland, Richard A., Siefring, Shawn D., Varma, Manju, Dufour, Alfred P., Brenner, Kristen P., Wade, Timothy J., Sams, Elizabeth, Cochran, Stacey, Braun, Steve, Sivaganensan, Mano

“…The U.S. EPA has published recommendations for calibrator cell equivalent (CCE) densities of enterococci in recreational waters determined by a qPCR method in…”
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Influence of wastewater disinfection on densities of culturable fecal indicator bacteria and genetic markers by Chern, Eunice C, Brenner, Kristen, Wymer, Larry, Haugland, Richard A

“…The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the use of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) as a rapid alternative analytical method for…”
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Comparison of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Densities in Marine Recreational Waters by QPCR by Chern, Eunice C, Brenner, Kristen P, Wymer, Larry, Haugland, Richard A

“…The US EPA is currently investigating the use of quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis techniques to estimate densities of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in…”
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Indicator bacteria at five swimming beaches—analysis using random forests by Parkhurst, David F., Brenner, Kristen P., Dufour, Alfred P., Wymer, Larry J.

“…“Random forests,” an extension of tree regression, provide a relatively new technique for exploring relationships of a response variable like the density of…”
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High Sensitivity of Children to Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness by Wade, Timothy J, Sams, Elizabeth, Brenner, Kristen P, Haugland, Richard, Wymer, Larry, Dufour, Alfred P

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Comparison of methods for detection and enumeration of airborne microorganisms collected by liquid impingement by TERZIEVA, S, DONNELLY, J, ULEVICIUS, V, GRINSHPUN, S. A, WILLEKE, K, STELMA, G. N, BRENNER, K. P

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A critical evaluation of a flow cytometer used for detecting enterococci in recreational waters by King, Dawn N, Brenner, Kristen P, Rodgers, Mark R

“…The current U. S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved method for enterococci (Method 1600) in recreational water is a membrane filter (MF) method that…”
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Modeling Enterococcus densities measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and membrane filtration using environmental conditions at four Great Lakes beaches by Telech, Justin W., Brenner, Kristen P., Haugland, Rich, Sams, Elizabeth, Dufour, Alfred P., Wymer, Larry, Wade, Timothy J.

“…Data collected by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the summer months of 2003 and 2004 at four US Great Lakes beaches were analyzed using…”
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Comparison of the recoveries of Escherichia coli and total coliforms from drinking water by the MI agar method and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved membrane filter method by BRENNER, K. P, RANKIN, C. C, SIVAGANESAN, M, SCARPINO, P. V

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Contact With Beach Sand Among Beachgoers and Risk of Illness by Heaney, Christopher D., Sams, Elizabeth, Wing, Steve, Marshall, Steve, Brenner, Kristen, Dufour, Alfred P., Wade, Timothy J.

“…Recent studies of beach sand fecal contamination have triggered interest among scientists and in the media. Although evidence shows that beach sand can harbor…”
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Dietary characterizations in a study of human exposures in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: II. Household waters by Berry, Maurice R., Johnson, Lora S., Brenner, Kristen P., Thomas, Kent W.

“…The Lower Rio Grande Valley Environmental Study (LRGVES) was designed to evaluate multiple forms of exposure to Valley residents because of community concerns…”
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Water quality, weather and environmental factors associated with fecal indicator organism density in beach sand at two recreational marine beaches by HEANEY, Christopher D, EXUM, Natalie G, WADE, Timothy J, DUFOUR, Alfred P, BRENNER, Kristen P, HAUGLAND, Richard A, CHERN, Eunice, SCHWAB, Kellogg J, LOVE, David C, SERRE, Marc L, NOBLE, Rachel

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Modeling Enterococcus densities measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and membrane filtration using environmental conditions at four Great Lakes beaches: Cross-validation of detection methods for pathogens and fecal indicators by TELECH, Justin W, BRENNER, Kristen P, HAUGLAND, Rich, SAMS, Elizabeth, DUFOUR, Alfred P, WYMER, Larry, WADE, Timothy J

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