Influence of nearshore water dynamics and pollution sources on beach monitoring outcomes at two adjacent Lake Michigan beaches

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 543-552

  Scopel, Caitlin O ^a   Harris, Josh ^a   McLellan, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs); Escherichia coli; Recreational water; Stormwater runoff

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION DETECTION; RUNOFF; STORMS;

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (CSO); RECREATIONAL WATER; STORMWATER RUNOFF; WATER DYNAMICS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

BEACH; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STORMWATER; WATER EXCHANGE;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33750324690     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[543:IONWDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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