Escherichia coli concentrations and loads in an urbanised catchment: The Yarra River, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 497, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-61

  Daly, E ^a   Kolotelo, P ^a   Schang, C ^a   Osborne, C A ^a   Coleman, R ^b   Deletic, A ^a   McCarthy, D T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Estuary; Indicator bacteria; Stormwater runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR BACTERIA; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUALITY REQUIREMENTS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; STORM WATER RUNOFF; URBANISED CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARIES; LINEAR REGRESSION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DATA SET; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RIVER FLOW; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; YARRA RIVER [VICTORIA];

EID: 84879459168     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.05.024     Document Type: Article

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