FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Modeling of Escherichia coli Fluxes on a Catchment and the Impact on Coastal Water and Shellfish Quality BT AF BOUGEARD, Morgane LE SAUX, Jean-Claude PERENNE, Nicolas BAFFAUT, Claire ROBIN, Marc POMMEPUY, Monique AS 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-EMP-MIC;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-RBE-EMP-MIC; C1 IDHESA, F-29280 Plouzane, France. IFREMER, Microbiol Lab, Plouzane, France. Hocer, Brest, France. Univ Missouri, USDA ARS, Cropping Syst & Water Qual Res Unit, Columbia, MO 65211 USA. Fac Lettres Chateau Cens, CNRS, Geolittomer LETG UMR 6554, Nantes, France. C2 IDHESA, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE HOCER, FRANCE UNIV MISSOURI, USA UNIV NANTES, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-RBE-EMP-MIC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe IF 1.782 TC 38 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00033/14393/11728.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;SWAT;watershed;estuary modeling;E coli;shellfish;water quality AB The simulation of the impact of Escherichia coli loads from watersheds is of great interest for assessing estuarine water quality, especially in areas with shellfish aquaculture or bathing activities. For this purpose, this study investigates a model association based on the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) coupled with a hydrodynamic model (MARS 2D; IFREMER). Application was performed on the catchment and estuary of Daoulas area (France). The daily E. coli fluxes simulated by SWAT are taken as an input in the MARS 2D model to calculate E. coli concentrations in estuarine water and shellfish. Model validation is based on comparison of frequencies: a strong relationship was found between calculated and measured E. coli concentrations for river quality (r2 = 0.99) and shellfish quality (r2 = 0.89). The important influence of agricultural practices and rainfall events on the rapid and large fluctuations in E. coli fluxes from the watershed (reaching three orders of magnitude in < 24 hours) is one main result of the study. Response time in terms of seawater quality degradation ranges from one to two days after any important rainfall event (greater than 10 mm/day) and the time for estuary to recover good water quality also mainly depends on the duration of the rainfall. In the estuary, three effects (rainfall, tidal dilution, and manure spreading) have been identified as important influences. PY 2011 PD APR SO Journal Of The American Water Resources Association SN 1093-474X PU Wiley-blackwell VL 47 IS 2 UT 000288865100010 BP 350 EP 366 DI 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00520.x ID 14393 ER EF