Identifying fecal sources in a selected catchment reach using multiple source-tracking tools

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 718-729

  Vogel, Jason R ^a   Stoeckel, Donald M ^a   Lamendella, Regina ^b   Zelt, Ronald B ^a   Santo Domingo, Jorge W ^c   Walker, Steven R ^d   Oerther, Daniel B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROORGANISMS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTEROIDALES MARKERS; FECAL SOURCES; MICROBIAL SOURCE-TRACKING (MST);

CATCHMENTS;

RIBOSOME DNA; SURFACE WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDALES; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BACTEROIDACEAE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HORSES; HUMANS; NEBRASKA; RIVERS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDALES; BOS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 34248373684     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0246     Document Type: Article

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