Assessment of residential rain barrel water quality and use in Cincinnati, Ohio1

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-765

  Shuster, William D ^a   Lye, Dennis ^b   De La Cruz, Armah ^b   Rhea, Lee K ^a   O'Connell, Katharine ^c   Kelty, Amanda ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Meridian Bioscience   (United States)

^d PEGASUS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; Microbial water quality; Rain barrels; Stormwater management; Stormwater retrofits; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATER RETROFIT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; HOUSING; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

RAIN;

ACIDITY; BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RAINWATER; RECYCLING; ROOF; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STORAGE TANK; STORMWATER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; URBAN AREA; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

CINCINNATI; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 84881091605     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12036     Document Type: Article

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