Combining land use information and small stream sampling with PCR-based methods for better characterization of diffuse sources of human fecal pollution

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 5652-5659

  Peed, Lindsay A ^a   Nietch, Christopher T ^a   Kelty, Catherine A ^a   Meckes, Mark ^a   Mooney, Thomas ^b   Sivaganesan, Mano ^a   Shanks, Orin C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT WATERS; CLIMATE INFORMATION; COMPUTER-BASED MODELING; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; DIFFUSE SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; FECAL POLLUTION; GENETIC MARKERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN FECAL POLLUTION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; RECEIVING WATERS; SEPTIC SYSTEM; SEWER LINES; SMALL STREAMS; STUDY AREAS; WATER SAMPLING; WET WEATHER;

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LAND USE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SANITARY SEWERS; WASTE TREATMENT;

POLLUTION;

RAIN;

BIOMONITORING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; GIS; HEADWATER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOLUTION; SAMPLING; SANITATION; SEWER NETWORK; STREAM; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; FECES; LAND USE; POLLUTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FILTRATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OHIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79959867131     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2003167     Document Type: Article

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