Occurrence of coliforms in water samples of the Perequê and Penedo rivers in Paraná, Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-422

  Higuti, Ilma Hiroko ^a   Macena, Ivone Rodrigues ^a   Masunari, Setuko ^a   Branco Filho, Mario De Oliveira ^a   Blaskowiski, Marita Maciel Moreira ^a   Do Nascimento, Aguinaldo José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fecal coliforms; Total coliforms; Water microbiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009262560     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89131998000400005     Document Type: Article

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