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Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution
Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences, 59 (2018), 1; 3-16. urn:nbn:hr:192:835141
MANCE, Diana; MANCE, Davor; VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ, Darija

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MANCE, D., MANCE, D. & VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ, D. (2018). Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution. Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences, 59. (1), 3-16. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141

MANCE, Diana, et al. "Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution." Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences, vol. 59, no. 1, 2018, pp. 3-16. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141

MANCE, Diana, Davor MANCE and Darija VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ. "Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution." Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences 59, no. 1 (2018): 3-16. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141

MANCE, D., MANCE, D. and VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ, D. (2018) 'Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution', Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences, 59(1), pp. 3-16. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141 (Accessed 03 December 2024)

MANCE D, MANCE D, VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ D. Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution. Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences [Internet]. 2018 July 09 [cited 2024 December 03];59(1):3-16. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141

D. MANCE, D. MANCE and D. VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ, "Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution", Acta Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 3-16, July 2018. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:192:835141. [Accessed: 03 December 2024]

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Title (english)Environmental isotope 18O in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution
Title (english)Environmental isotope (^18 O) in coastal karst spring waters as a possible predictor of marine microbial pollution
AuthorDiana MANCE
AuthorDavor MANCE
AuthorDarija VUKIĆ LUŠIĆ
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Economics and Business
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
(Faculty of Physics)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Abstract (english)
We tested the validity of the traditional hypothesis of a causal effect between rainfall occurrence, groundwater discharging into the sea, and marine microbial contamination. For groundwater characterization, we used the \(^18 O\) isotope. This stable isotope, together with 2 H, proved to be a useful physical, naturally occurring tracer primarily due to its abundance variations at different stages of water cycle. Test locations include Bakar Bay and selected adjacent Rijeka city beaches (Croatia). To test for statistical associations, we used the Panel Data Pairwise Granger Causality test. At examined locations, we found statistically significant relationships between the amount of rainfall and the abundance of \(^18 O\) isotope in groundwater, as well as relationships between the abundance of \(^18 O\) isotope in groundwater and faecal bacteria concentrations. Accordingly, \(^18 O\) isotope, when used as an indicator for the functioning of karstic groundwater systems, may also be used as the predictor of faecal contamination of bathing waters in associated karst littoral areas. We believe this physical method could be a valuable addition to present methods of predicting microbiological contamination and economic allocation of stock and flow pollutants in scarce common pool resources as fresh water basins, springs and beaches.
Abstract (english)
We tested the validity of the traditional hypothesis of a causal effect between rainfall occurrence, groundwater discharging into the sea, and marine microbial contamination. For groundwater characterization, we used the (^18 O) isotope. This stable isotope, together with 2 H, proved to be a useful physical, naturally occurring tracer primarily due to its abundance variations at different stages of water cycle. Test locations include Bakar Bay and selected adjacent Rijeka city beaches (Croatia). To test for statistical associations, we used the Panel Data Pairwise Granger Causality test. At examined locations, we found statistically significant relationships between the amount of rainfall and the abundance of (^18 O) isotope in groundwater, as well as relationships between the abundance of (^18 O) isotope in groundwater and faecal bacteria concentrations. Accordingly, (^18 O) isotope, when used as an indicator for the functioning of karstic groundwater systems, may also be used as the predictor of faecal contamination of bathing waters in associated karst littoral areas. We believe this physical method could be a valuable addition to present methods of predicting microbiological contamination and economic allocation of stock and flow pollutants in scarce common pool resources as fresh water basins, springs and beaches.
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Languageenglish
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleActa Adriatica : international journal of Marine Sciences
Numberingvol. 59, no. 1, pp. 3-16
p-ISSN0001-5113
e-ISSN1846-0453
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:192:835141
Publication2018-07-09
Document URLhttps://hrcak.srce.hr/204577
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