Transport of fecal bacteria by boots and vehicle tires in a rural Alaskan community

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 961-966

  Chambers, Molly K ^a   Ford, Malcolm R ^a   White, Daniel M ^a   Barnes, David L ^a   Schiewer, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Escherichia coli; Honeybucket; Rural; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; SANITATION; SEWAGE; TIRES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ALASKA; ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES; FAECAL ORALS; FECAL BACTERIA; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL INDICATORS; HONEYBUCKET; HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; ORAL ROUTE; VEHICLE TIRES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; SANITATION; TIRE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BUILDING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; MOTOR VEHICLE; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE; SHOE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM STEBBENSI VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 56249093102     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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