Fecal indicator organism density in beach sands: Impact of sediment grain size, uniformity, and hydrologic factors on surface water loading

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 707-714

  Skalbeck, John D ^a   Kinzelman, Julie L ^b   Mayer, Gregory C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach sand; E. coli; Grain size; Surface water quality; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

BEACH SAND; E. COLI; FECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS; FINE SAND; GRAIN SIZE; GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS; LAKE MICHIGAN; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; UNIFORM GRAIN SIZE; UNIFORMITY;

BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER CONTENT;

BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAIN SIZE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; PIEZOMETER; POPULATION DENSITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SAMPLING; SAND; SURFACE WATER; TRANSECT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78649449820     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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