Use of IDEXX colilert-18® and quanti-tray/2000 as a rapid and simple enumeration method for the implementation of recreational water monitoring and notification programs

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-77

  Kinzelman, Julie L ^a,c   Singh, Ajaib ^b   Ng, Clem ^b   Pond, Kathy R ^c   Bagley, Robert C ^a   Gradus, Stephen ^b  

^a City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

^b City of Milwaukee Health Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BEACH Act of 2000; E. coli; Recreational water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 17144376444     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140509354414     Document Type: Article

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