Integrated analysis of water quality parameters for cost-effective faecal pollution management in river catchments

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2235-2246

  Nnane, Daniel Ekane ^a   Ebdon, James Edward ^a   Taylor, Huw David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal; Hazard management; Low cost approach; Microbial source tracking; Sentinel; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

E. COLI; FECAL; FECAL POLLUTION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LOW COST APPROACH; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; RIVER CATCHMENT; SENTINEL; STORM EVENTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METEOROLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79951946980     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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