Fecal Indicator Bacteria Variability in Samples Pumped from Monitoring Wells

Ground Water

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Kozuskanich, J ^a   Novakowski, K S ^a   Anderson, B C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BEDROCK AQUIFERS; DISCRETE SAMPLE; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL STREPTOCOCCI; GROUNDWATER WELLS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MONITORING WELLS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PUMPING RATE; SAMPLING PROTOCOL; TIME SAMPLES;

AQUIFERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MICROFILTRATION; POLLUTION DETECTION; POTABLE WATER; PUMPS; WATER ANALYSIS; WELLS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DRINKING WATER; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; PUMPING; SAMPLING; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL LOAD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650359021     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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