Hypothesis-driven approach for the identification of fecal pollution sources in water resources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4038-4045

  Reischer, G H ^a   Kollanur, D ^a   Vierheilig, J ^a   Wehrspaun, C ^a   MacH, R L ^a   Sommer, R ^b   Stadler, H ^c   Farnleitner, A H ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT INFORMATION; FECAL POLLUTION; FECAL SOURCES; GENETIC MARKERS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLLUTION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING DESIGN; STUDY DESIGN; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SPRINGS (WATER); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KARST HYDROLOGY; PERSISTENCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RUMINANT; SAMPLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; FECES; FECES MICROFLORA; GENETIC MARKER; HYDROLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPRING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BACTEROIDETES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; RUMINANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79955526763     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103659s     Document Type: Article

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