Distribution of sewage pollution around a maritime Antarctic research station indicated by faecal coliforms, Clostridium perfringens and faecal sterol markers

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-321

  Hughes, Kevin A ^a   Thompson, Anu ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Clostridium perfringens; Faecal coliforms; Faecal sterols; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEWAGE POLLUTION;

SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY;

CHOLESTANOL; COPROSTEROL; FECES LIPID; STEROL;

FECAL COLIFORM; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE; STEROL;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EPIMER; RESEARCH; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANTARCTICA;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0345293276     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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