Colonies of cliff swallows on highway bridges: A source of Escherichia coli in surface waters

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1275-1284

  Sejkora, Patrick ^a   Kirisits, Mary Jo ^b   Barrett, Michael ^b  

^a GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian fecal matter; Bacteria; Body contact recreation; Coliform bacteria; Fecal indicator bacteria; Public health; Surface water quality; Total Maximum Daily Load

Indexed keywords

AVIAN FECAL MATTER; BODY-CONTACT RECREATION; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; LANDFORMS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; BRIDGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PATHOGENICITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTIN; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIRUNDINIDAE;

EID: 83055194587     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00566.x     Document Type: Article

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