Composite analysis for Escherichia coli at coastal beaches

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Bertke, Erin E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Composite; E. coli; Monitoring; Recreation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL BEACHES; FECAL INDICATORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPOSITE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34547123341     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[335:CAFECA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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