Evaluation of microbial indicators for the determination of bacterial groundwater contamination sources

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 157-169

  Cimenti, M ^a   Biswas, N ^a   Bewtra, J K ^a   Hubberstey, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium adolescentis; Clostridium perfringens; Fecal coliforms to fecal streptococci ratio; Groundwater pollution; Human bifidobacteria; Microbial source tracking methods

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; FECAL COLIFORMS TO FECAL STERPTOCOCCI RATIO; HUMAN BIFIDOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING METHODS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; INDICATOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 27744578054     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-0961-y     Document Type: Article

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