| Title | Evaluating Oregon's Beach Sites and Assessing Twenty-Six Coastal Beach Areas for Recreational Water Quality Standards |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Benedict, Rae T. |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Public Health, Environmental Health Management |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 99 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2004 .B46, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Agate Beach, bacteria, Beaver Creek, D River, environmental monitoring, Lincoln City (Or.), Moolach Shores, Nelscott Beach, Nye Beach, Ona Beach, Otter Rock, Road’s End Beach, Siletz Bay, South Beach, theses, Umpqua Lighthouse, water pollution |
| Notes | 26 Oregon beaches were monitored for E. coli and Enterococci bacteria. This thesis discusses the monitoring results. Proximity to sewage treatment plant outfalls was frequently related to bacterial contamination. “Within a five mile radius, seven of the nine (78%) Oregon beach sites with bacterial water quality exceedances have a STP [sewage treatment plant] effluent pipe. Cannon Beach, Siletz Bay, and D-River have one STP within a five mile radius. Two STPs are located within five miles of Harris, Rockaway, Nelscott, and Otter Rock at South Cove. The Cannon Beach STP releases wastewater into Ecola Creek, so it was not a surprise that a sample at the mouth of this creek exceeded both bacterial standards.” Major professor was Catherine M. Neumann. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5x21tj71s |
