Fecal indicator bacteria are abundant in wet sand at freshwater beaches

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 3978-3982

  Alm, Elizabeth Wheeler ^a   Burke, Janice ^a   Spain, Anne ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach monitoring; Fecal indicators; Sand; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HEALTH HAZARDS; RIVERS;

FRESHWATER BEACHES;

BEACHES;

BATHING WATER; BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HEALTH RISK; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEASHORE; SUMMER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WEIGHT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042625057     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00301-4     Document Type: Article

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