Predicting faecal indicator fluxes using digital land use data in the UK's sentinel Water Framework Directive catchment: The Ribble study

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3967-3981

  Kay, David ^a   Wyer, Mark ^a   Crowther, John ^b   Stapleton, Carl ^a   Bradford, Michael ^b   McDonald, Adrian ^c   Greaves, Jon ^d   Francis, Carol ^e   Watkins, John ^e  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e CREH ANALYTICAL LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coliforms; Drainage basin; Enterococci; Escherichia coli; GIS; Land use; Modelling; Regression; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORMS; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENTEROCOCCOI; REGRESSION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

LAND USE;

SURFACE WATER; WATER;

FECAL COLIFORM; LAND USE; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; GEOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HYDROGRAPHY; LAND USE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANITATION; SCALE UP; SEASON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LANCASHIRE; RIBBLE ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24944545593     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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