Loading of fecal indicator bacteria in North Carolina tidal creek headwaters: Hydrographic patterns and terrestrial runoff relationships

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4704-4715

  Stumpf, Curtis H ^a   Piehler, Michael F ^a   Thompson, Suzanne ^a   Noble, Rachel T ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Event mean concentration; Fecal indicator bacteria; First flush; Hydrograph; Loading characterization; Pollutograph; Storm flow; Terrestrial runoff; Tidal creek; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARIES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; STORM SEWERS; WATER QUALITY;

EVENT MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FIRST FLUSH; HYDROGRAPHS; LOADING CHARACTERIZATION; POLLUTOGRAPHS; STORM FLOW; TERRESTRIAL RUNOFFS; TIDAL CREEKS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

STORMS;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

BASEFLOW; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HEADWATER; HYDROGRAPH; RUNOFF; STANDARD (REGULATION); STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; TIDAL CHANNEL; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARY; FECAL COLIFORM; FLOW RATE; HYDROGRAPHY; LAW; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; TIDE; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

NEW RIVER ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957020349     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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