Interaction and influence of two creeks on Escherichia coli concentrations of nearby beaches: Exploration of predictability and mechanisms

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1338-1345

  Nevers, Meredith B ^a   Whitman, Richard L ^a   Frick, Walter E ^b   Ge, Zhongfu ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROMETERS; BEACHES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MULTIPLE CREEKS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; RIVER OUTFALLS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKE; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING BEACHES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESH WATER; MICHIGAN; RAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34548759740     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0025     Document Type: Article

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