Comparison of methods for determining Escherichia coli concentrations in recreational waters

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2770-2778

  Francy, Donna S ^a   Darner, Robert A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; E. coli; Methods; Recreation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; SWIMMING; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034237621     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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