Spatial-temporal variations of microbial water quality in surface reservoirs and canals used for irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-78

  Won, Gayeon ^a   Kline, Terence R ^a   LeJeune, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliform; E. coli; Irrigation; Sampling frequency

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; BOOTSTRAP CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COLIFORM; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EXPECTED INTERVAL; FECAL INDICATORS; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HEAVY RAINFALL; IRRIGATION PERIOD; IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY; IRRIGATION WATERS; MEASURED PARAMETERS; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; POTENTIAL RISKS; QUALITY OF WATER; REGULATORY AGENCIES; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; SINGLE SAMPLE; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPPER LIMITS; WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT; WATER SAMPLES; WATER SOURCE; WATER TESTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER POLLUTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FECAL COLIFORM; GUIDELINE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROORGANISM; PRECISION; RAINFALL; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84870265750     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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