Application of empirical predictive modeling using conventional and alternative fecal indicator bacteria in eastern North Carolina waters

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 5871-5882

  Gonzalez, Raul A ^a   Conn, Kathleen E ^b   Crosswell, Joseph R ^a   Noble, Rachel T ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; E. coli; Enterococci; Multiple linear regression; Quantitative PCR; Shellfish harvesting

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARIES; HARVESTING; LINEAR REGRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAIN; SHELLFISH; WATER QUALITY;

BACTEROIDALES; E. COLI; ENTEROCOCCI; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

CLIMATE MODELS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RAIN;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEAFOOD; SHELLFISH FISHERY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDALES; CLIMATE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ERROR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARY; FECES MICROFLORA; HARVESTING; INCUBATION TIME; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BACTEROIDALES; BACTEROIDES SP.; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84867142109     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.050     Document Type: Article

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