| surveillance of human viral contamination and physicochemical profiles in a surface water lagoon. | the present study evaluated the contamination of a surface water lagoon (peri lagoon) in florianópolis, santa catarina, brazil, by human adenovirus (hadv), polyomavirus jc (jcpyv), hepatitis a virus (hav) and rotavirus species a (rva). efforts were driven to determine the correlation between viral presence and the physicochemical parameters of the lagoon and measure the distribution of these viruses throughout the year (june 2010 to may 2011). a total of 48 samples were collected, concentrated a ... | 2012 | 23109586 |
| microbiological and physicochemical analysis of the coastal waters of southern brazil. | the aim of this study was to assess the impact of sewage discharge on coastal waters by evaluating the influence of physicochemical parameters on the presence of enteric microorganisms in seawater samples collected from 11 beaches in florianopolis, santa catarina, brazil, over a one-year period (august 2009 to july 2010). samples were assessed for the presence of human adenoviruses (hadv), polyomavirus (jcpyv), hepatitis a virus (hav), and noroviruses (hunov gi and gii). escherichia coli and phy ... | 2012 | 22104718 |
| evaluation of tropical water sources and mollusks in southern brazil using microbiological, biochemical, and chemical parameters. | florianópolis, a city located in the santa catarina state in southern brazil, is the national leading producer of bivalve mollusks. the quality of bivalve mollusks is closely related to the sanitary conditions of surrounding waters where they are cultivated. presently, cultivation areas receive large amounts of effluents derived mainly from treated and non-treated domestic, rural, and urban sewage. this contributes to the contamination of mollusks with trace metals, pesticides, other organic com ... | 2012 | 22036209 |