Study of the bacteriological and physicochemical indicators of pollution of surface waters in Zaria, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 732-737

  Agbogu, Vincent N ^a   Umoh, Veronica J ^a   Okuofu, Charles A ^a   Smith, Stella I ^b   Ameh, Joseph B ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; Indicators of pollution; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECREATION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33646440727     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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