Use of selected chemical markers in combination with a multiple regression model to assess the contribution of domesticated animal sources of fecal pollution in the environment

Chemosphere

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1617-1624

  Tyagi, Punam ^a   Edwards, Dwayne R ^a   Coyne, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Fecal samples; GC MS; Multiple linear regression model; Runoff; Sterols

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS SPECTROMETERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RUNOFF;

BILE ACIDS; FECAL SAMPLES; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; STEROLS;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

BILE ACID; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; COPROSTEROL; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; HYODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LITHOCHOLIC ACID; SITOSTANOL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; STIGMASTEROL; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS SPECTROMETERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLLUTION DETECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY THEORY; RUNOFF;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DATA SET; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MITIGATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SIMULATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHICKEN; COW; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; SWINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 35348868213     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.039     Document Type: Article

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