The influence of well construction on bacterial contamination of private water wells in Pennsylvania

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 17-22

  Swistock, Bryan R ^a   Sharpe, William E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WELL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PENNSYLVANIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24144483448     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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