Distinguishing human from animal faecal contamination in water: A review

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 323-348

  Sinton, L W ^a   Finlay, R K ^a   Hannah, D J ^b  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b Environmental Risk Management Authority   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Bacteroides fragilis; Bifidobacteria; Faecal source identifiers; Faecal sterols; Faecal streptococci; Fluorescent whitening agents; Linear alkyl benzenes; Rhodococcus coprophilus; Sodium tripolyphosphate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; EFFLUENT; FECES; FERMENTATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ISOMERIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; PERSISTENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COPROPHILUS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS COPROPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032421605     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1998.9516828     Document Type: Review

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