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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Mar Pollut Bull. 2017 Jun 7;121(1-2):160–167. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.024

Table 3.

Table of factors associated with higher enterococci exceedances

Factors of Influence All Beaches Subset of Data
Rivers and Canals* Significant Significant even when bay beaches without rivers/canals nearby were removed.
Rivers* Significant
Canals* Not significant
Piers Significant

  • Excluding Big Bend beaches - significant

  • Private vs. Public – significant

  • Category 1 beaches with and without piers – not significant

  • Category 2 beaches with and without piers – not significant

  • Category 1 vs. Category 2 - significant
Causeways Not significant

  • Causeway vs. Category 2 (bay) beaches –not significant

  • Causeways in bay vs. Causeways not in a bay - significant

  • Causeway-Category 2 vs. Category 2 without Causeways – not significant
Degree of Urbanization (ANOVA) significant Positive correlation within Category 1 beaches and increasing urbanization
*

within formal perimeters and within 600 m of water sampling point.