Using faecal sterols from humans and animals to distinguish faecal pollution in receiving waters

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2893-2900

  Leeming, R ^a   Ball, A ^b   Ashbolt, N ^b   Nichols, P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AWT EnSight   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal; Biomarkers; Coprostanol; Faecal pollution; Sterols; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; METABOLISM; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

FAECAL POLLUTION; FAECAL STEROLS;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPROSTEROL; STEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CAT; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SPECIES; SWINE; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FELIS CATUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030456951     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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