Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) levels during dry weather from Southern California reference streams

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 155, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 477-492

  Tiefenthaler, Liesl L ^a   Stein, Eric D ^a   Lyon, Greg S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Background water quality; Dry weather water quality; Indicator bacteria; Reference condition; TMDL

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY; DRY WEATHER WATER QUALITY; INDICATOR BACTERIA; REFERENCE CONDITION; TMDL;

BACTERIOLOGY; CATCHMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

BIOINDICATOR; CATCHMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES MICROFLORA; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; RIVERS; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68149172587     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0450-z     Document Type: Article

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