Evaluation of indicators of fecal contamination in groundwater

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 119-131

  Atherholt, Thomas ^a   Feerst, Eric ^b   Hovendon, Bruce ^b   Kwak, Jae ^c   Rosen, Joseph D ^c  

^a NJDEP   (United States)

^b NJDEP Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL WASTE CONTAMINATION; TOTAL COLIFORM;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0242677101     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2003.tb10479.x     Document Type: Article

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