Turbidity as an indicator of water quality in diverse watersheds of the upper Pecos River Basin

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-284

  Huey, Gregory M ^a   Meyer, Michael L ^b  

^a New Mexico Environment Dept   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp; E. coli; Land use; Microbial concentrations; Storm runoff; Total suspended solids; Turbidity; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORESTRY; HEALTH RISKS; LAND USE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STORMS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPP; E. COLI; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; STORM RUNOFF; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WILDFIRE;

WATER POLLUTION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 84876943076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w2020273     Document Type: Article

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