[Preliminary note on the study of seawater pollution of the Saharan coast of Tunisia].
The study to an analyse of 726 samples of sea water, taken monthly (1977-1978) at 23 stations. At the basis of the data concerning the NPP of total coliformas, 75,5% of the samples point out a clean water for the bathing place, 11,04% = "acceptable" and 9,96% = "dirty". Considering the data about the MPP of fecal coliformas and of fecal streptocques, the sanitary state is reported in 94,23% "clean for the bathing place", 1,77% "acceptable" and 4% dirty.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001493:Bathing Beaches; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater; D014416:Tunisia; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
Note préliminaire à l'étude de la pollution du milieu marin sur les côtes sahéliennes de la Tunisie.