Identification of human fecal pollution sources in a coastal area: A case study at Oostende (Belgium)

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-175

  Seurinck, Sylvie ^a   Verdievel, Martin ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^a   Siciliano, Steven D ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Bacteroides; Microbial source tracking; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

RAIN; RNA 16S;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COASTAL ZONE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECAL COLIFORM; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BELGIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GENETIC MARKER; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASHORE; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; BELGIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTEROIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745271405     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2006.069     Document Type: Article

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