The effects of rainfall on Escherichia coli and total coliform levels at 15 Lake Superior recreational beaches

Water Resources Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-159

  Sampson, Reyneé W ^a   Swiatnicki, Sarah A ^a   McDermott, Colleen M ^a   Kleinheinz, Gregory T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria in water; Beach health; E. coli; Lake Superior; Rainfall; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; RAIN; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA IN WATER; BACTERIAL CONCENTRATIONS; BEACH HEALTH;

WATER QUALITY;

BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; RAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HEALTH RISK; LAKE WATER; RAINFALL; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 32044457157     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-5528-1     Document Type: Article

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