The impact of bird populations on the microbiological quality of bathing waters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-207

  Wither, A ^a   Rehfisch, M ^b   Austin, G ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bathing waters; Birds; Diffuse pollution; Faecal indicators

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA ACQUISITION; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATERS; BIRD POPULATIONS; FAECAL ORGANISMS; FYLDE COAST;

BIODIVERSITY;

BATHING WATER; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; COASTAL WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BATH; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; RECORDING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FYLDE; LANCASHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLUMBA; STURNIDAE;

EID: 17544364756     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0592     Document Type: Article

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