Investigation of the prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter species at lake Simcoe recreational beaches

Inland Waters

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-104

  Khan, Izhar U H ^a,b   Hill, Stephen ^a   Nowak, Eva ^a   Palmer, Michelle E ^c   Jarjanazi, Hamdi ^c   Lee, Dae Young ^c,d   Mueller, Mike ^c   Schop, Rhonda ^c   Weir, Susan ^c   Abbey, Ann Marie Irwin ^c   Winter, Jennifer ^c   Edge, Thomas A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Fecal pollution; Human health; Lake Simcoe; Recreational water quality; Waterborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875135201     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-3.1.582     Document Type: Article

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