Survival and transport of selected bacterial pathogens and indicator viruses under sandy aquifer conditions

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2245-2258

  Dowd, Scot E ^a,b   Pillai, Suresh D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Indicators; Pathogens; Survival; Transport; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; VIRUSES;

BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

AQUIFERS;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; KLEBSIELLA; MEXICO; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; SALMONELLA SP.; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031238733     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529709376680     Document Type: Article

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