Faecal-indicator budgets for recreational coastal waters: A catchment approach

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 414-424

  Wyer, M D ^a   Kay, D ^a   Crowther, J ^b   Whittle, J ^c   Spence, A ^c   Huen, V ^c   Wilson, C ^c   Carbo, P ^a   Newsome, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Hyder Environmental   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial loads; Coliforms; Faecal indicators; Recreational water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL LOADS; CATCHMENT; FAECAL INDICATORS; RECREATIONAL COASTAL WATERS;

BACTERIA; COASTAL ZONES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATERS; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; COASTAL WATERS; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RIVER; SEASHORE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032420513     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1998.tb00210.x     Document Type: Article

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