Use of rapid enzymatic assays to study the distribution of faecal coliforms in the Seine river (France)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 77-80

  George, I ^a   Petit, M ^a   Theate, C ^a   Servais, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Enzymatic methods; Faecal coliforms; Seine river and estuary; D glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RIVERS; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER;

PLATE COUNTS;

ASSAYS;

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

FECAL COLIFORM; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARY; FECES COMPOSITION; FRANCE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEWER OUTFALL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FRANCE; SEINE RIVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034924219     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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