Bacterial and viral indicators of fecal pollution in Mexico City's southern aquifer

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

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1715-1735

  Mazari Hiriart, M ^a   Torres Beristain, B ^a   Velazquez E ^a   Calva, J J ^b   Pillai, S D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fecal pollution; Indicators; Mexico City; Virus

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENE AMPLIFICATION METHODS; MICROBIAL PATHOGEN CONTAMINATIONS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; MEXICO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032725449     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529909376924     Document Type: Article

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