Table 4:
Beach-specific enterococci qPCR BAV exceedance under different weather conditions and weighted-average fecal scores with 95% BCI for the MST assays (N=195)
| Beach | Weather | N | qENT BAV Exceedance N (%) | Weighted-Average Fecal Score in copies/ 100 mL (95 % BCI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG3 | DG37 | GFD | HF183/ BacR287 | ||||
| MN | Dry | 11 | 2 (7.1) | 204.7 (145.2–321) | NA | 61.81 (36.05–82.92) | 6.15 (0.93–15.63) |
| Wet | 17 | 7 (25.0) | 385.5 (274.1–505.3) | NA | 73.17 (44.79–101.3) | 24.68 (13.07–39.35) | |
| OS | Dry | 17 | 4 (13.3) | NA | NA | 25.33 (15.84–33.32) | 10.97 (4.74–19.76) |
| Wet | 13 | 2 (6.7) | NA | NA | 43.14 (14.92–82.27) | 6.92 (1.67–15.62) | |
| TS | Dry | 8 | 0 (0.0) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Wet | 14 | 1 (4.6) | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| MB | Dry | 13 | 4 (14.3) | NA | NA | 42.25 (23.81–59.19) | NA |
| Wet | 15 | 4 (14.3) | NA | NA | 94.66 (52.44–141.1) | NA | |
| ST | Dry | 17 | 3 (9.7) | NA | NA | 74.80 (40.24–117.7) | NA |
| Wet | 14 | 4 (12.9) | NA | NA | 58.56 (32.93–84.67) | NA | |
| RB | Dry | 17 | 2 (7.4) | NA | NA | 25.52 (14.50–38.05) | NA |
| Wet | 10 | 2 (7.4) | NA | NA | 30.85 (12.85–53.35) | NA | |
| CL | Dry | 14 | 1 (3.5) | NA | NA | 30.65 (10.18–59.50) | NA |
| Wet | 15 | 1 (3.5) | NA | NA | 116.2 (68.88–163.5) | NA | |
| All | Dry | 97 | 16 (8.2) | 4.71 (2.86–6.99) | 0.95 (0.31–1.95) | 39.53 (31.61–48.40) | 6.11 (4.02–8.68) |
| Wet | 98 | 21 (10.8) | 11.37 (8.17–15.06) | 1.95 (0.91–3.38) | 63.89 (51.30–77.56) | 4.95 (3.16–7.12) | |
Note: BAV = Beach Action Value; BCI = Bayesian Confidence Interval; qENT= Enterococci qPCR; NA = Not Applicable.