Microbiological surface-water quality of the Rio Grande de Añasco watershed, Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-163

  Sotomayor Ramírez, David ^a   Alameda, Myrna ^a   Martǐnez, Gustavo A ^a   Pérez Alegría, Luis ^b   Corvera Gomringer, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coliforms; Contaminant sources; E. coli; Indicator basteria; Puerto Rico; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RURAL AREA; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40049101340     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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