A coupled modeling and molecular biology approach to microbial source tracking at Cowell Beach, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10231-10239

  Russell, Todd L ^a   Sassoubre, Lauren M ^a   Wang, Dan ^a   Masuda, Shelly ^a   Chen, Helen ^a   Soetjipto, Cherrie ^a   Hassaballah, Abdulrahman ^a   Boehm, Alexandria B ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INDICATORS; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MOLECULAR SOURCES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SPATIAL SAMPLING; TEMPORAL SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BEACHES;

GROUND WATER; SEA WATER;

BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; SURF ZONE;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES MICROFLORA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SALINITY; SAND; SEASHORE; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

BATHING BEACHES; CALIFORNIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; MACROCYSTIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84884264299     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402303w     Document Type: Article

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