Spring flow, bacterial contamination, and water resources in rural Haiti

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1619-1628

  Wampler, Peter J ^a   Sisson, Andrew J ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliscan Easygel; E. coli; Groundwater; Karst; Pathogens; Point of use (POU) water treatment; Springs; Water treatment, sanitation

Indexed keywords

COLISCAN EASYGEL; E. COLI; KARST; POINT OF USE (POU) WATER TREATMENT; SPRINGS;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HOSPITALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SANITATION; SPRINGS (WATER); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

ABUNDANCE; AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; KARST; PATHOGENICITY; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SPRING (SEASON); SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HAITI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953162743     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0645-9     Document Type: Article

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