A simplified model of pathogenic pollution for managing beaches

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Stretch, Derek ^a   Mardon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beach water quality model; E. coli; Pathogenic pollution; Storm water runoff

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXING; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

BEACH USE; PATHOGENIC POLLUTION; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; POLLUTION LOADINGS;

BEACHES;

BEACH; PATHOGEN; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 14744282986     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v31i1.5120     Document Type: Article

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