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Shahryari A, Naddafi K, Yonesian M, Nabizadeh R. Microbial Quality of Swimming Water in Caspian Sea Coasts in Golestan Province. J Health Syst Res 2011; 6 (2)
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1- MSc, Golestan University of Medical Sciences and PhD Student, Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- PhD in Environmental Health and Associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- PhD in Epidemiology and Associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
2- PhD in Environmental Health and Associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- PhD in Epidemiology and Associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
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Background: Swimming is often recommended because of its potentially beneficial effects on the joints and on people__AWT_QUOTE__s general sense of Well-being. Swimming is a great way to relax and beat the summer heat. The dumping of urban and industrial waste waters into the sea, with their high level of pathogens and other polluting agents, raises concern about its consequences for both swimmers__AWT_QUOTE__ health and ecology. The objective of the present study was to investigate the microbial quality of Caspian Sea beaches in Golestan province and compare it to the Ministry of Health__AWT_QUOTE__s standards. Methods: In order to evaluate the microbial quality of the Caspian Sea Swimming beaches in Golestan province, 120 water samples were taken from the coastal towns of Turkmen, Bandar Gaz and Nokandeh from April to August 2009. The mean number of total Coliforms, fecal Coliforms, fecal streptococci and Pseudomonas were determined by standard method. Findings: The mean number of total Coliforms, fecal Coliforms, fecal streptococci and Pseudomonas in Golestan province beaches were respectively 366, 249, 73, 93 and 7 per 100 ml of each sample. Also the mean number of total Coliforms, fecal Coliforms, fecal streptococci and Pseudomonas in Turkmen coast were respectively 505, 374, 110, 9 and 369, 233, 28 & 7 in BandarGaz coast and 224, 174, 57 & 6 in Nokandeh coast. Conclusion: This study indicated that the amount of contamination based on microorganisms__AWT_QUOTE__ index in the whole province beaches was at its highest level in August and the lowest in May. The total coliform and fecal streptococci was higher than the Ministry of Health__AWT_QUOTE__s standard only in Turkmen beaches, but fecal coliform and pseudomonas were higher than the Ministry of Health__AWT_QUOTE__s standard in all Caspian Sea beaches in Golestan province. Therefore Golestan province__AWT_QUOTE__s beaches are contaminated by index microbes that can be dangerous for swimmers health.
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education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2011/03/15 | Published: 2011/03/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2011/03/15 | Published: 2011/03/15
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