Assessing the importance of sand as a source of fecal indicator Bacteria (Escherichia coli and Enterococcus)

Oceanography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 98-106

  Knee, Karen L ^a,b   Leopold, Rose L ^c   Madsen, Ella R ^c   Paytan, Adina ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Pacific Collegiate School   (United States)

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EID: 84860207686     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2008.44     Document Type: Article

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