Reduction of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in the Ballona Wetlands saltwater marsh (Los Angeles County, California, USA) with implications for restoration actions

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4630-4642

  Dorsey, John H ^a   Carter, Patrick M ^a   Bergquist, Sean ^b   Sagarin, Rafe ^c  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal indicator bacteria; FIB loading; Tidal flux; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARIES; FLOW OF WATER; LOADING; RESTORATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

% REDUCTIONS; CALIFORNIA; EBB FLOW; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA LOADING; LOS ANGELES; SALT MARSHES; TIDAL FLUX;

WETLANDS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FECAL COLIFORM; RESUSPENSION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES MICROFLORA; FLOODING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT MARSH; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

BALLONA WETLANDS; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955279254     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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