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Sample Frequency, Duration, and Spatial Representation Considerations of Great Lakes Beach Sanitary Survey Data at Three Beaches in Racine, Wisconsin

Wright, Sarah E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416922217

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Voinovich).
Great Lakes beaches have a high number of beach action days (advisory or closure of beach) each swimming season, many of which are inaccurate. Sampling design and data analysis methods therefore need to be optimized to improve pollutant source identification and accelerate remediation efforts. The effect of sampling frequency (once-weekly versus four times-weekly), sampling duration (one to three years), and spatial representation (individual transects versus an average of all transects) of routine beach sanitary survey data was investigated at three beaches in Racine, Wisconsin to determine differences in microbial pollutant source identification. Virtual Beach 3.0, primarily utilized for predictive modeling, was found to have limitations for routine beach sanitary survey data analysis, but is the best current option. This study determined that more frequent data collection, for longer duration, at the maximal spatial representation provided more consistent and increased microbial pollutant source identification.
Natalie Kruse Daniels (Advisor)
Holly Raffle (Committee Member)
Willem Roosenburg (Committee Member)
Julie Kinzelman (Committee Member)
194 p.
Environmental Health; Environmental Management; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Water Resource Management
Great Lakes beaches; beach sanitary survey data analysis; E coli; beach pollutant source identification; microbial pollution; Virtual Beach; sampling design; sample frequency; sample duration; spatial representation; freshwater pollution

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  • Wright, S. E. (2014). Sample Frequency, Duration, and Spatial Representation Considerations of Great Lakes Beach Sanitary Survey Data at Three Beaches in Racine, Wisconsin [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416922217

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wright, Sarah. Sample Frequency, Duration, and Spatial Representation Considerations of Great Lakes Beach Sanitary Survey Data at Three Beaches in Racine, Wisconsin. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416922217.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wright, Sarah. "Sample Frequency, Duration, and Spatial Representation Considerations of Great Lakes Beach Sanitary Survey Data at Three Beaches in Racine, Wisconsin." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416922217

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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