Comparison of E. coli, enterococci, and fecal coliform as indicators for brackish water quality assessment

Water Environment Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-255

  Jin, Guang ^a   Englande, A J ^b   Bradford, Henry ^c   Jeng, Huei Wang ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli; Enterococci; Fecal coliform; Microbial die off; Nonpoint source pollution; Overall reduction rate constants; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKE POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

LAKE WATER; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; SUSPENDED MATTER; SWIMMABILITY;

WATER QUALITY;

INDICATOR; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; BRACKISH WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY; CHEMISTRY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 6944226616     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143004X141807     Document Type: Article

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