Pathogen sources estimation and scenario analysis using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT)

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 913-933

  Coffey, Rory ^a   Cummins, Enda ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^b   Cormican, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Pathogen modeling; Pathogen source estimation; Scenario analysis; Swat; Waterborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955858603     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.502051     Document Type: Article

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