Aerial dispersal and survival of sewage-derived faecal coliforms in Antarctica

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 3147-3155

  Hughes, Kevin A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Pollution; Relative humidity; Sewage; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIND;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FECAL COLIFORM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEWAGE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIND;

ADELAIDE ISLAND; ANTARCTICA; ROTHERA RESEARCH STATION;

EID: 0038348359     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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