Investigating the fate and transport of Escherichia coli in the Charles River, Boston, using high-resolution observation and modeling

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 509-522

  Hellweger, Ferdi L ^a   Masopust, Petr ^a,b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles River; Escherichia coli (E. coli); High resolution sampling; Hydrodynamic model; Mechanistic model; Pathogen indicators; Recreational water quality; Water quality model

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

HIGH-RESOLUTION SAMPLING; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; PATHOGEN INDICATORS; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY MODEL;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

BOSTON; CHARLES RIVER; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 41149096181     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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