Use of total coliform test for watershed monitoring with respect to atypicals

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-181

  Brion, Gail Montgomery ^a   Mao, Huazhong H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER QUALITY;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0342748367     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:2(175)     Document Type: Article

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