Microbiological analysis of selected coastal bathing waters in the U.K., Greece, Italy and Spain

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2335-2340

  Rees, G ^b   Pond, K ^a   Johal, K ^a   Pedley, S ^a   Rickards, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Farnborough College of Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathing waters; European Blue Flag; Faecal contamination; Microbial levels

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; SAMPLING; STANDARDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATERS; EUROPEAN BLUE FLAG AWARD; FAECAL COLIFORMS; THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORMS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

RAIN;

BATHING WATERS; BEACH; COASTAL WATERS; MICROBIOLOGY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; GREECE; HEAT TOLERANCE; ITALY; LEISURE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

(WEST); EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALIA;

EID: 0032146022     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00451-X     Document Type: Article

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