Isotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1348-1355

  Moynihan, Molly A ^a,d   Baker, David M ^b   Mmochi, Aviti J ^c  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral; Enterococcus; Human health; Sewage pollution; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION; REEFS;

CORAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN HEALTH; SEWAGE POLLUTIONS; ZANZIBAR;

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT;

RAIN; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER;

AMMONIA; BENTHOS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BENTHOS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORAL REEF; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOODING; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TANZANIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 84863466183     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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