The effectiveness of selected microbial and chemical indicators to detect sewer leakage impacts on urban groundwater quality

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Cronin, A A ^a   Rueedi, J ^c   Morris, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Boron; Clostridia; Microbial indicators; Sewer leakage; Streptococci; Urban groundwater

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GROUNDWATER; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAKAGE (FLUID); MICROBIOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; SEWER LEAKAGE;

SEWERS;

BORON; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFITE;

CORRELATION METHODS; GROUNDWATER; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAKAGE (FLUID); MICROBIOLOGY; SEWERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIUM; BORON; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAKAGE; SEWER NETWORK; URBAN POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CITY; CLOSTRIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FECES ANALYSIS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEWER; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CITIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; PERMEABILITY; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS;

DONCASTER [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 33751030735     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.579     Document Type: Article

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