Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Waterborne Microorganisms: Implications for EU and U.S. Water Policy

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 724-742

  Coffey, Rory ^a   Benham, Brian ^b   Krometis, Leigh Anne ^b   Wolfe, Mary Leigh ^b   Cummins, Enda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; modeling; water policy; waterborne microorganisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893018408     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.802583     Document Type: Article

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