Prevalence of human pathogens and indicators in stormwater runoff in Brisbane, Australia

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 6652-6660

  Sidhu, J P S ^a,b   Hodgers, L ^a   Ahmed, W ^a,b   Chong, M N ^a   Toze, S ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Campylobacter spp.; Fecal indicator bacteria; Polyomavirus; Salmonella enterica; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; PATHOGENS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; URBAN GROWTH; WATER POLLUTION;

ADENOVIRUS; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; POLYOMAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STORMWATERS;

STORMS;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PATHOGENICITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; STORMWATER; VIRUS;

ADENOVIRUS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEWAGE; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ADENOVIRIDAE; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84870054069     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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