Modeling sediment-related enterococci loading, transport, and inactivation at an embayed nonpoint source beach

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 693-712

  Feng, Zhixuan ^a   Reniers, Ad ^a   Haus, Brian K ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER EXCHANGES; INACTIVATION EFFECT; MARINE WATER QUALITY; PORE WATER DIFFUSION; SEDIMENT RE SUSPENSIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

BACTERIA; BEACHES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SEDIMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

LOADING;

BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONLINEARITY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POREWATER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 84874594859     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012WR012432     Document Type: Article

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