Egg oiling to reduce hatch-year ring-billed gull numbers on Chicago's beaches during swim season and water quality test results

EcoHealth

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-204

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Hartmann, John W ^a   Beckerman, Scott F ^a   Seamans, Thomas W ^a   Abu Absi, Sarah ^b  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b C/o Chicago Department of Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial exceedances; E. coli contamination; Larus delawarensis; Population monitoring; Swim advisories; Swim bans

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; FRESH WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHICAGO; CORN OIL; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FRESH WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865789805     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-012-0760-z     Document Type: Article

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