Water quality and Cryptosporidium distribution in an upland water supply catchment, Cumbria, UK

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 873-885

  Sturdee, A ^a   Foster, I ^a,b   Bodley Tickell, A T ^c   Archer, A ^d  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Cryptosporidium; Upland water supplies; Water chemistry; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; OOCYSTS; UPLAND WATER SUPPLIES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CATCHMENTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; GRAZING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; VALLEY; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34047166988     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6278     Document Type: Article

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