An assessment of water quality and microbial risk in Rio Grande basin in the United States-Mexican border region

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-218

  Ryu, Hodon ^a   Alum, Absar ^a   Alvarez, Maria ^b   Mendoza, Jose ^b   Abbaszadegan, Morteza ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Microbial indicators; Organic contaminants; Rio Grande basin; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MEXICO; NEW MEXICO; OOCYSTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 27144446183     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.0019     Document Type: Article

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