Pathogens and indicators in united states class B biosolids: National and historic distributions

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2185-2190

  Pepper, Ian L ^a   Brooks, John P ^b   Sinclair, Ryan G ^c   Gurian, Patrick L ^d   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS; BACTERIAL INDICATORS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CLASS B; CLASS B BIOSOLIDS; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECAL COLIFORMS; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MESOPHILIC; PUBLIC EXPOSURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; BIOSOLIDS; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PATHOGENS;

ADENOVIRUS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSOLID; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECAL COLIFORM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTH; INCIDENCE; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SAMPLING; SEROPREVALENCE; SHIGELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ASCARIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650766108     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0037     Document Type: Article

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