Influence of variable precipitation on coastal water quality in Southern California

Water Environment Research

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2121-2130

  Dwight, Ryan H ^a   Caplan, Joshua S ^b   Brinks, Mitchell V ^c   Catlin, Sandra N ^d   Buescher, Guido ^e   Semenza, Jan C ^f  

^a The Coastal Water Research Group   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hallows Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^f EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal water quality; Indicator bacteria; Precipitation; Recreational marine bathing; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEACHES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; URBAN GROWTH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BACTERIA CONCENTRATIONS; COASTAL WATER QUALITY; INDICATOR BACTERIA; PRECIPITATION LEVEL; RECREATIONAL MARINE BATHING; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIPS; URBAN RUNOFF;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATER; DISCHARGE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RUNOFF; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COASTAL WATERS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855562819     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143011X12928814444574     Document Type: Article

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