Relationship between rainfall and microbiological contamination of shallow groundwater in Northern Mozambique

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 609-614

  Godfrey, S ^a,b   Timo, F ^c   Smith, M ^d  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b WEDC ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Estação Agraria de Lichinga   (Mozambique)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater monitoring; Microbiological processes; Rainfall runoff

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; IMPURITIES; MICROBIOLOGY; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

DIRECT PULSE RESPONSE; GROUNDWATER MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RAINFALL/RUNOFF;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER; MICROORGANISM; RAINFALL; RUNOFF;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 26444610627     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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