Farm factors associated with reducing Cryptosporidium loading in storm runoff from dairies

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1875-1882

  Miller, W A ^a   Lewis, D J ^b   Pereira, M D G ^c   Lennox, M ^b   Conrad, P A ^a   Tate, K W ^d   Atwill, E R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRIES; ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; MANURES; SEPARATION;

CALIFORNIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADINGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODIES; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; OOCYSTS; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; STORM RUNOFFS; STORM WATER QUALITY; STRAW MULCHING; SYSTEMS APPROACH; USE AREAS; VEGETATED BUFFER STRIPS;

RUNOFF;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; ECOSYSTEM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; OOCYSTS; RAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 51849163284     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0413     Document Type: Article

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