Hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucuronide in differing sample fractions of river waters and its implication for the detection of fecal pollution

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 975-981

  Farnleitner, A H ^a   Hocke, L ^b   Beiwl, C ^b   Kavka, G G ^b   Mach, R L ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Federal Agency for Water Management   (Austria)

Author keywords

4 methylumbelliferyl D glucuronide hydrolysis; Fecal pollution; Monitoring; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HYDROLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SAMPLING;

FILTERED SAMPLES;

WATER POLLUTION;

HYMECROMONE GLUCURONIDE; RIVER WATER;

FECAL COLIFORM; HYDROLYSIS; MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; TOXICOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0036135758     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00288-3     Document Type: Article

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