Microbial indicators for differentiation of human- and pig-sourced fecal pollution

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1415-1421

  Chou, Chin Cheng ^a   Lin, Yi Cheng ^a   Su, Jung Jeng ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Animal Technology Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

FC FS; Fecal pollution; Microbial indicators; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

FECAL COLIFORMS (FC); FECAL STREPTOCOCCI (FS); POPULATION DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WASTEWATER POLLUTION;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIFFERENTIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVERS; SWINE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042608051     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120037842     Document Type: Article

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