Escherichia coli survival in mantled karst Springs and streams, northwest Arkansas Ozarks, USA

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1279-1287

  Davis, Ralph K ^a   Hamilton, Sherri ^a   Van Brahana, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Seymour High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fecal coliform bacterial survival; Mantled karst aquifers; Nonpoint source pollution; Ozarks; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; MANTLED KARST AQUIFERS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; OZARKS;

AQUIFERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SPRINGS (WATER);

AQUIFERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SPRINGS (WATER); STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; KARST; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 31344458017     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03800.x     Document Type: Article

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