Comparison of crop contamination by microorganisms during subsurface drip and furrow irrigation

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1243-1248

  Song, Inhong ^a,b   Stine, Scott W ^b,c   Choi, Christopher Y ^d   Gerba, Charles P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Crops; Furrow irrigation; Trickle irrigation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TESTING;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIPHAGE PRD-1; FURROW IRRIGATION; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION;

SUBIRRIGATION;

CROPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TESTING; SUBIRRIGATION;

CROP; DRIP IRRIGATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

CAPSICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

EID: 33748759832     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:10(1243)     Document Type: Article

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