Delivery of microbial indicator organisms to coastal waters from catchment sources

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 37-50

  Wyer, Mark D ^a   Kay, David ^a   Dawson, Helen M ^b   Jackson, Gerry F ^c   Jones, Frank ^a   Yeo, Janette ^b   Whittle, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Acer Environmental   (United Kingdom)

^c Pub Serv Dept States of Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment planning; Coastal water quality; Faecal coliform; Faecal streptococci; Hydrograph; Jersey; Microbial budget; Non point sources; Total coliform; Ultraviolet treatment

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISINFECTION; INDICATOR ORGANISM; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

COASTAL ZONES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; PLANNING; STANDARDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING; COASTAL WATER QUALITY; FAECAL COLIFORM; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; MICROBIAL BUDGET; NON POINT SOURCES; ULTRAVIOLET TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

COASTAL WATER QUALITY; FAECAL COLIFORM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029657689     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00188-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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