Growing season surface water loading of fecal indicator organisms within a rural watershed

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1199-1206

  Sinclair, A ^a   Hebb, D ^b   Jamieson, R ^a   Gordon, R ^a   Benedict, K ^b   Fuller, K ^b   Stratton, G W ^a   Madani, A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. coli; Fecal coliform; Sediment; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOUSING; LAND USE; RIVER POLLUTION; RURAL AREAS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; E. COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANS;

LOADING;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; GROWING SEASON; HEADWATER; LAND USE; LOADING; RURAL AREA; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 61549141729     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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