Evaluating Oregon's beach sites for application to United States Environmental Protection Agency's BEACH Act criteria

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 630-636

  Benedict, R T ^a   Neumann, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Beaches; Oregon; Pollution assessment; Recreational water quality; USEPA BEACH Act

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE POLLUTION; SANITATION; SURVEYING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND COASTAL HEALTH (BEACH); FEDERAL GUIDELINES; RECREATIONAL WATERS;

BEACHES;

BACTERIUM; BATHING WATER; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COASTAL WATERS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION; RECREATION; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OREGON; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RECREATION; SANITATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 5144219830     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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