Survival potential of Escherichia coli and enterococci in subtropical beach sand: Implications for water quality managers

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 898-905

  Hartz, A ^a   Cuvelier, M ^a   Nowosielski, K ^a   Bonilla, T D ^b   Green, M ^a   Esiobu, N ^c   McCorquodale, D S ^a   Rogerson, A ^d  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEAWATER; TIDES;

BEACH SAND; FECAL BACTERIA;

WATER QUALITY;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASHORE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 43749115582     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0312     Document Type: Article

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