The bacterial quality of an upland stream

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-279

  Tranter, J ^a   Hunter, C ^b   Gunn, J ^a   Perkins, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural land use; Faecal coliform bacteria; Health risk; Hydrology; Recreation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; RECREATION CENTERS; SAMPLING; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENT; CAVERS; FAECAL COLIFORM CONCENTRATIONS; PASTURES; RECREATIONAL CAVES; UPLAND STREAM;

WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RIVER; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; BACTERIA; FAECAL COLIFORN; HEALTH RISK; STREAMWATER QUALITY;

UK, ENGLAND, DERBYSHIRE;

EID: 0030201290     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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