Impacts of a raw sewage spill on water and sediment quality in an urbanized estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Mallin, Michael A ^a   Cahoon, Lawrence B ^a   Toothman, Byron R ^a   Parsons, Douglas C ^a   McIver, Matthew R ^a   Ortwine, Michelle L ^a   Harrington, Renee N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Estuary; Fecal coliform bacteria; Nutrients; Sediments; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ESTUARIES; FILTRATION; NUTRITION; SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER; WATER;

CHLOROPHYLL A; ENTEROCOCCUS; FISH; HYPOXIA; NUTRIENTS;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;

OXYGEN;

ALGAL BLOOM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOCHEMISTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESTUARY; FECES; FILTRATION; FISH; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYLL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NORTH CAROLINA; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; URBAN POPULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 33846219959     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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