Bacteriological purification of the Finnish River Kymi

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-253

  Niemi, J S ^a   Heitto, L ^b   Niemi, R M ^a   Anttila Huhtinen, M ^b   Malin, V ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Water Protect Assoc River Kymi   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fecal bacteria; Fecal streptococci; Hygienic indicators; River Kymi; Water quality

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FECES MICROFLORA; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; RIVER; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; RIVERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION; STREPTOCOCCI;

WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA; FECAL STREPTOCOCCI; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FINLAND, KYMI RIVER;

EID: 0030613712     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005747612750     Document Type: Article

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