A long-term study comparing membrane filtration with Colilert® defined substrates in detecting fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in natural waters

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-197

  Buckalew, D W ^a   Hartman, L J ^a   Grimsley, G A ^a   Martin, A E ^a   Register, K M ^a  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defined substrates; E. coli; Fecal coliform; Membrane filtration

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFILTRATION; SEWAGE;

DEFINED SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI COUNTS; FECAL BACTERIA; FECAL COLIFORM; LONG TERM STUDY; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MULTIPLE TUBE FERMENTATION; NATURAL WATERS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY;

SUBSTRATES;

SURFACE WATER;

FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEFINED SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745245607     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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