Mallin, M. 2006. Wading in Waste: Thanks to Unchecked Development along America’s Coasts, Disease-Causing Microbes are Increasingly Fowling Beaches and Shellfish Beds. Scientific American. Scientific American, Inc, New York, NY.

bacteria, coastal, development, hazard, pollutant

Rapid and poorly planned development in coastal areas has caused the contamination of a growing number of beaches and shellfish beds by disease-causing microorganisms coming from animal and human wastes.