Bioluminescent bacteria as indicators of chemical contamination of coastal waters

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1328-1336

  Frischer, M E ^a   Danforth, J M ^a   Foy, T F ^a   Juraske, R ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLUMINESCENT BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENT RATIO (BLR); CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOLUMINESCENCE TO TOTAL PLATEABLE BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENT BACTERIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARY; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); INDICATOR ORGANISM; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 22944450327     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0245     Document Type: Article

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