Evaluation of optical brightener photodecay characteristics for detection of human fecal contamination

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2273-2279

  Cao, Yiping ^a   Griffith, John F ^a   Weisberg, Stephen B ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorometry; Microbial source tracking; UV exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION DETECTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

FECAL CONTAMINATION; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN FAECAL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; OPTICAL BRIGHTENER; SEPTAGE; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS;

SEWAGE;

DETERGENT; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

DETECTION METHOD; FECES; PHOTODEGRADATION; TESTING METHOD; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64749111742     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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