An assessment of the impact of the proposed EU bathing water directive on Irish coastal bathing area compliance

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 225-230

  Chawla, R ^a   Real, K ^a   Masterson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bathing; Catchment; Coastal; Compliance; Directive; Indicator organism; Microbial; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MICROBIOLOGY;

EU BATHING WATER DIRECTIVE; IRISH COASTAL BATHING AREAS; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY STANDARDS;

WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BATH; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; IRELAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARDIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17544367890     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0595     Document Type: Article

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