A water quality modeling study of non-point sources at recreational marine beaches

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2985-2995

  Zhu, Xiaofang ^a   Wang, John D ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,b   Fleming, Lora E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bather; Enterococci; Fecal indicator; Model; Non point source; Recreational beach water quality; Sand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MODELS; SAND; WATER QUALITY;

BATHER; ENTEROCOCCI; FECAL INDICATORS; NON-POINT SOURCE; RECREATIONAL BEACHES;

BEACHES;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; FECES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SAND; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOOD TIDE; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SAND; SEASHORE; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79954631406     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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