Wildland recreation and human waste: A review of problems, practices, and concerns

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 587-598

  Cilimburg, Amy ^a   Monz, Christopher ^a   Kehoe, Sharon ^a  

^a National Outdoor Leadership School   (United States)

Author keywords

Camping practices; Human waste; Recreation; Water quality; Wilderness management

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WILDERNESS AREA;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GIARDIA; MOISTURE; MOUNTAINEERING; RECREATION; SKIING; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WILDLIFE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA;

EID: 0034107372     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010046     Document Type: Article

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