Impact of rainfall on microbial contamination of surface water

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-373

  Tryland, Ingun ^a   Robertson, Lucy ^b   Blankenberg, Anne Grete B ^c   Lindholm, Markus ^a   Rohrlack, Thomas ^a   Liltved, Helge ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Contamination; Cryptosporidium; E. coli; Giardia; Heavy rainfall; Norway; Precipitation; Water quality; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAZING; HISTORICAL RECORD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROTOZOAN; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SURFACE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT;

NORWAY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84864536992     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568691111175650     Document Type: Article

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