Edjona Bici, Spase Shumka
Volume: 12 Issue: 03, 2024
Abstract:
The aim of this research is to verify the health conditions of seawater and beach sand in the beaches of Albanian Adriatic coast during the period of summer 2023. Escherichia coli and Enterococci parameters were evaluated. Their densities were determined by the Filter Membrane Method (ISO 7899-1 for Enterococci and ISO 9308-3 for E. coli) and estimated by the colony-forming unit (CFU) using, in that order, selective terrain ECD and TTC agar. The recent tourism development of Albania requires serious monitoring and assessment of the coastal water and sand since that is directly connected to human health and national economy