Identifying the major influences on the microbial composition of roof harvested rainwater and the implications for water quality

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Evans, Craig A ^a   Coombes, P J ^a   Dunstan, R H ^a   Harrison, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne micro organisms; Bacterial composition; Climatic variables; Rainwater tanks; Roof run off; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; MONITORING; RAIN; ROOFS;

CLIMATIC VARIABLES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; ROOF HARVESTED RAINWATER;

WATER QUALITY;

RAIN; RUNOFF;

CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; MONITORING; RAIN; ROOFS; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINWATER; RUNOFF; URBAN HOUSING; WATER QUALITY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES MICROFLORA; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSING; LITERATURE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TANK; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER; WIND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEWCASTLE [NEW SOUTH WALES];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947680793     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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