Development of coastal recreational water quality standards in the mediterranean

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 841-854

  Kamizoulis, George ^a   Saliba, Louis ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Malta)

Author keywords

Coastal recreational water; Mediterranean; Quality standards

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; MICROBIOLOGY; SEAWATER;

AQUATIC RECREATION; POLLUTED SEAWATER;

WATER QUALITY;

SEA WATER;

BATHING WATER; COASTAL WATER; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 3543068829     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.12.011     Document Type: Review

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