Comparison of total and faecal coliforms as faecal indicator in eutrophicated surface water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Park, J E ^a   Ahn, T S ^b   Lee, H J ^c   Lee, Y O ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background colonies; Eutrophicated surface water; Faecal coliforms; Faecal pollution monitoring; Overgrowth; Total coliforms

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND COLONIES; EUTROPHICATED SURFACE WATER; FAECAL COLIFORMS; FAECAL POLLUTION MONITORING; OVERGROWTH; TOTAL COLIFORMS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUTROPHICATION; FILTRATION; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMARKERS;

SURFACE WATER;

BIOMARKERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUTROPHICATION; FILTRATION; RIVERS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOINDICATOR; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUTROPHICATION; FECES ANALYSIS; KOREA; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 33749127849     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.467     Document Type: Article

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