Green tree frogs: Contamination of covered reservoirs in northern Australia

Water

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Sammon, N B ^d   Harrower, K M ^a   Fabbro, L D ^b   Reed, R H ^c  

^a Microbiology   (Australia)

^b Biomedical Science   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; E. COLI; FAECAL INDICATORS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MICRO-FUNGI; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; MUNICIPAL WATER; MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; POTENTIAL SOURCES; QUEENSLAND; WATER RESERVOIR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; FROG; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RESERVOIR; SPORE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYLIDAE; LITORIA CAERULEA;

EID: 77954524021     PISSN: 03100367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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