Relative decay of fecal indicator bacteria and human-associated markers: A microcosm study simulating wastewater input into seawater and freshwater

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2375-2382

  Jeanneau, L ^a   Solecki, O ^b   Wery N ^c   Jarde E ^a   Gourmelon, M ^d   Communal, P Y ^e   Jadas Hecart A ^e   Caprais, M P ^d   Gruau, G ^a   Pourcher, A M ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; CHEMICAL MARKERS; COASTAL WATERS; DECAY CURVES; ECONOMIC LOSS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; HUMAN HEALTH; MICROCOSM STUDIES; SEAWATER MICROCOSM;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOSSES; RNA; SEAWATER; WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER; STANOZOLOL;

ADOLESCENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; COASTAL WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH RISK; INLAND SEA; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MICROCOSM; OXIC CONDITIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAWATER; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTEROIDALES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; RNA PHAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAFFEINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; STEROLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84857717521     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203019y     Document Type: Article

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