Tracking microbial transport through four onsite wastewater treatment systems to receiving waters in eastern North Carolina

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 835-847

  Habteselassie, M Y ^a   Kirs, M ^b   Conn, K E ^c   Blackwood, A D ^c   Kelly, G ^c   Noble, R T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye; Microbial; MS2; North Carolina; Septic; Tracking; Transport; Wasterwater

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; RAIN; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL TRANSPORT; MS2; NORTH CAROLINA; ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; RECEIVING WATERS; SEPTIC; TRACKING; TRANSPORT; WASTERWATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RHODAMINE; WATER;

BACTERIUM; COASTAL ZONE; DYE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RAINFALL; RAINSTORM; SURFACE WATER; TRACER; TRACKING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; COLIPHAGE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PERIMETER; SEASHORE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80052794204     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05105.x     Document Type: Article

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