Comparison of total coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus bacterial indicator response for ocean recreational water quality testing

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1637-1643

  Noble, R T ^a   Moore, D F ^b   Leecaster, M K ^c   McGee, C D ^d   Weisberg, S B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Orange County Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; MARINE POLLUTION; STORMS;

BACTERIAL INDICATORS;

WATER QUALITY;

FRESH WATER; RAIN; SEA WATER; STORM WATER;

BATHING WATER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TESTING METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FECES MICROFLORA; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ROCK; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WEATHER; WINTER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 0037397177     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00496-7     Document Type: Article

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