Microbiological condition of urban groundwater in the vicinity of leaky sewer systems

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 351-360

  Paul, Miriam ^a   Wolf, Leif ^a   Fund, Katharina ^a   Held, Inka ^a   Winter, Josef ^a   Elswirth, Matthias ^a   Gallert, Claudia ^a   Hötzl, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groundwater pollution; Indicator organisms; Sewage

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAKAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWER NETWORK; URBAN AREA;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 12144252777     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200400539     Document Type: Article

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