The role of resuspension in enterococci distribution in water at an urban beach

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Le Fevre, N M ^a   Lewis, G D ^a,b  

^a Steel Construction New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Indicator bacteria; Sediment; Storm water; Water quality; Wave action

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEACHES; CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; WATER WAVES;

BACTERIAL RESUSPENSION;

WATER QUALITY;

SEA WATER; STORM WATER;

BACTERIUM; FECES; MICROORGANISM; RESUSPENSION; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; WAVEFORM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037221345     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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