17 β-estradiol as an indicator of animal waste contamination in mantled karst aquifers

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 826-824

  Peterson, E W ^a   Davis, R K ^b   Orndorff, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HORMONES; MANURES; WATER ANALYSIS;

ESTRADIOL; FECAL COLIFORM; MANTLED KARST AQUIFERS; POULTRY LITTER;

AQUIFERS;

ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POULTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034071798     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900030019x     Document Type: Article

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