Marine pollution due to wastewater discharge in Kuwait

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Shatti, Jassim A ^a   Abdullah, Tamama H A ^a  

^a Ministry of Public Works Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Emergency outfalls; Fecal contamination; Indicator bacteria; Marine pollution; Pathogens; Sea beach

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENS; PUMPING STATIONS; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

BEACHES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IMPURITIES; SAMPLING; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; MARINE APPLICATION; OUTLET; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIUM; MARINE POLLUTION; SEWAGE OUTFALL; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES MICROFLORA; KUWAIT; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SAND; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWER OUTFALL; SOLAR RADIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

KUWAIT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032743618     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00581-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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