Dramatic improvements in beach water quality following gull removal

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 10206-10213

  Converse, Reagan R ^a   Kinzelman, Julie L ^b   Sams, Elizabeth A ^a   Hudgens, Edward ^a   Dufour, Alfred P ^a   Ryu, Hodon ^a   Santo Domingo, Jorge W ^a   Kelty, Catherine A ^a   Shanks, Orin C ^a   Siefring, Shawn D ^a   Haugland, Richard A ^a   Wade, Timothy J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL MEASURES; CULTURE METHODS; E. COLI; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; LAKE MICHIGAN; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; REMEDIAL ACTIONS;

BACTERIA; BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; CLEANUP; FECAL COLIFORM; LAKE WATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEABIRD; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; LAKE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA GULL; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; CHARADRIIFORMES; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84866403618     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302306b     Document Type: Article

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