Interaction of ambient conditions and fecal coliform bacteria in southern Lake Michigan beach waters: Monitoring program implications

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-171

  Whitman, Richard L ^a,b   Nevers, Meredith Becker ^a   Gerovac, Paul J ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b US Geological Survey's   (United States)

^c CT and E Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach monitoring; Escherichia coli (E. coli); Fecal coliform; Lake Michigan; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECAL COLIFORM; HEALTH RISK; MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032949123     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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