Table 1 Recreational waters visited for recruitment of study subjects

Logan Inlet – Lake Wivenhoe

South-east Queensland

Large water-supply storage

No

S

S + R

Kirkleagh – Lake Somerset

South-east Queensland

Large water-supply storage

Yes

S

R

The Spit – Lake Somerset

South-east Queensland

Large water-supply storage

Yes

S

S + R

Brown Lake – Nth Stradbroke Island

South-east Queensland

Small dune lake

No

Acidic perched lake (pH 4.6 – 4.7)

R

R

Atkinson Dam

South-east Queensland

Small irrigation storage

Yes

S

S

Natural Arch

South-east Queensland

Upper catchment stream

No

Water temperature lowest of all sites

R

R

College's Crossing

South-east Queensland

Shallow river – release water from Wivenhoe Dam

No

R

R

Currumbin Rock Pool

South-east Queensland

Lower catchment stream

No

Dairy farms in catchment – faecal coliform counts often high

R

R

Bombah Broadwater

Myall Lakes NSW

Large saline enclosed lake

Yes

S

R

Myall Lake

Myall Lakes NSW

Large brackish water lake

No

S

S

Smith's Lake

Myall Lakes NSW

Small saline enclosed lake

Yes

R

R

Lake Coolmunda

Southern Queensland

Small irrigation storage

Yes

S

S

Hickory Point – Little Lake Harris

Central Florida

Chain of connected inland lakes

Yes

S

S

Manatee Springs

North/central Florida

Freshwater spring bulkhead

No

R

R

Fanning Springs

North/central Florida

Freshwater spring bulkhead

No

R

R

Lake Seminole

West/central Florida

Artificial lake in densely developed area

Yes

S

S

Doctors Lake

North-east Florida

Tidal influenced tributary lake of the St Johns River

Yes

S

S

Lake Cannon

Central Florida

Small urban lake

Yes

S

S

Lake Shipp

Central Florida

Small urban lake

Yes

S

S