Risk factors for coliform bacteria in backcountry lakes and streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: A 5-year study

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-90

  Derlet, Robert W ^a,b,d   Ger, K Ali ^b   Richards, John R ^a   Carlson, James R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Microbiology Section San Mateo County   (United States)

^d Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Coliforms; Kings Canyon National Park; Sierra Nevada Mountains; Water; Yosemite National Park

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STREAM (RIVER); TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERSHED;

EID: 45149103449     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-OR-1511.1     Document Type: Article

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