The origin of faeces by means of biomarker detection

Environment International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 647-654

  Bull, Ian D ^a   Lockheart, Matthew J ^a   Elhmmali, Mohamed M ^a   Roberts, David J ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile acid; Biomarker; Environment; Faccess; Molecular; Pollution; Sewage; Stanol; Sterol

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; WATER;

BIOMARKER;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0036209363     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(01)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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