Temporal flux and spatial dynamics of nutrients, fecal indicators, and zoonotic pathogens in anaerobic swine manure lagoon water

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 4949-4960

  McLaughlin, Michael R ^a   Brooks, John P ^a   Adeli, Ardeshir ^a  

^a CROP SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Clostridium perfringens; Confined animal feeding operation (CAFO); Escherichia coli; Listeria; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; IRRIGATION; LAKES; LISTERIA; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANURES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC MINERALS; PATHOGENS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE LAGOONS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS; SEASONAL DIFFERENCES; STATISTICAL INTERACTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FECES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRRIGATION; MANURE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PATHOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PIG; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORAGE STRUCTURE; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAGOON; LISTERIA; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84865998573     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.023     Document Type: Article

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