Massive microbiological groundwater contamination associated with a waterborne outbreak in Lake Erie, South Bass Island, Ohio

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 856-864

  Fong, Theng Theng ^a   Mansfield, Linda S ^b   Wilson, David L ^a,c   Schwab, David J ^d   Molloy, Stephanie L ^a   Rose, Joan B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lake Environmental Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcobacter; Groundwater; Microbiological contamination; Outbreak; Viruses; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER; VIRUS DNA;

ADENOVIRUS; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA ISOLATION; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA PRIMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GIARDIA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OHIO; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ARCOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34250218952     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9430     Document Type: Article

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