The impact of sediment fecal coliform reservoirs on seasonal waterquality in Oak Creek, Arizona

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2163-2171

  Crabill, Christine ^a   Donald, Ravin ^a   Snelling, Julie ^a   Foust, Richard ^a   Southam, Gordon ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal coliforms; Recreational activity; Sediments; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIA; IONS; PH; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

DISSOLVED ION CONCENTRATION; FECAL COLIFORM;

WATER QUALITY;

ION;

FECAL COLIFORM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STORM SURGE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FLOW; PH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER;

ARIZONA; OAK CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033013331     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00437-0     Document Type: Article

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