The green alga, Cladophora, promotes Escherichia coli growth and contamination of recreational waters in Lake Michigan

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 333-344

  Heuvel, Amy Vanden ^a   McDermott, Colleen ^a   Pillsbury, Robert ^a   Sandrin, Todd ^d   Kinzelman, Julie ^e   Ferguson, John ^b   Sadowsky, Michael ^b   Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara ^c   Whitman, Richard ^c   Kleinheinz, Gregory T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BATHING WATER; CLADOPHORA; E. COLI; FECAL CONTAMINATION; GREEN ALGA; LAKE MICHIGAN; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURES; RECREATIONAL WATER; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; SWASH ZONE; TEMPORAL ASSOCIATION; WISCONSIN;

BEACHES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GREEN ALGA; LAKE; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

ALGAE, GREEN; BATHING BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESH WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WISCONSIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 75149158373     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0152     Document Type: Article

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