Efficacy of annual bacteria monitoring and shock chlorination in wells finished in a floodplain aquifer

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 66-72

  Oliphant, Jennifer A ^a   Ryan, M Cathy ^a   Chu, Angus ^a   Lambert, Timothy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOFILMS; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; POTABLE WATER; WATER WELLS;

PATHOGENS;

WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FLOODPLAIN; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2242474824     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2002.tb00772.x     Document Type: Article

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