Groundwater samples do not reflect bacterial densities and activity in subsurface systems

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 832-840

  Alfreider, Albin ^a   Krössbacher, Maria ^a   Psenner, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Exposed sediments; Groundwater; INT; Leucine; Thymidine

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; LEUCINE; THYMIDINE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL RESPIRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER SAMPLING; LEUCINE; SEDIMENT; THYMIDINE;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIAL DENSITY; LEUCINE; SUBSURFACE SYSTEMS; THYMIDINE;

WATER WELLS;

EID: 0031107037     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00311-9     Document Type: Article

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