Effects of catchment, first-flush, storage conditions, and time on microbial quality in rainwater harvesting systems

Water Environment Research

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2317-2329

  Amin, M T ^a   Kim, Tschung Il ^b   Amin, M N ^c   Han, M Y ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Catchment; First flush; Microbial quality; Rainwater harvesting; Storage

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ENERGY STORAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARVESTING; RUNOFF; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TANKS;

FIRST FLUSH; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT BACTERIA; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL QUALITY; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY; TOTAL AND FECAL COLIFORMS;

RAIN;

RAIN;

CATCHMENT; RAINWATER; STORAGE; TERRACE; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATCHMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; PLATE COUNT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; TANK; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH KOREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84888621153     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143013X13706200598433     Document Type: Article

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