Guidelines for indicator bacteria in waters: Uncertainties in applications

Environmetrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-529

  El Shaarawi, A H ^a   Marsalek, J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Guideline; Indicator organism; Lognormal distribution; Maximum; Microbiology; Sample size

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CANADA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; SIMULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032869378     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-095X(199907/08)10:4<521::AID-ENV372>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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