Microbes in urban waters : sources of microbial pollution, nature-based solutions, and methods to inform public health decision-making
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Coastal environments are an important sources of economic opportunities, recreation, and ecosystem services, however due to population growth and increasing urbanization, many waterways are polluted. Microbial pollution in surface waters is a problem in particular. Various sources of microbial pollution, including wastewater and urban runoff, can transport pathogens to waters where they pose public health risks. Thus a better understanding of the sources and fates of pathogens in stormwater runoff and solutions that reduce the impact of these pollution sources on water resources is needed. At the same time, there are benefits to be gleaned from pollution sources, as they are reflective of the infectious diseases circulating in a community. Therefore, tools to harness the information present in sewage should be developed in tandem with strategies to reduce the impact of pollution sources on the environment. The research described in this dissertation addresses questions about microbial communities and pathogens in urban waters that are of importance to public health decision making. Nature-based solutions to reduce microbial pollution in urban waters are also explored. These contributions will advance our understanding of sources of microbes and pathogens in urbanized coastal environments and the performance of sustainable strategies to mitigate public health risks from contact with polluted waters.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2021; ©2021 |
| Publication date | 2021; 2021 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Graham, Katherine Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Boehm, Alexandria |
| Thesis advisor | Boehm, Alexandria |
| Thesis advisor | Luthy, Richard G |
| Thesis advisor | Mitch, William A |
| Degree committee member | Luthy, Richard G |
| Degree committee member | Mitch, William A |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Katherine E. Graham. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2021. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rb312hx0383 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2021 by Katherine Elizabeth Graham
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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