Assessing levels of pathogenic contamination in a heavily impacted river used as a drinking-water source

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 67, Issue 20-22, 2004, Pages 1813-1823

  Dorner, Sarah M ^a   Huck, Peter M ^a   Slawson, Robin M ^b   Gaulin, Terri ^c   Anderson, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Regional Municipality of Waterloo   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MANURE; ONTARIO; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4644282216     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390490492386     Document Type: Conference Paper

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