Microbial release from seeded beach sediments during wave conditions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 114-122

  Phillips, Matthew C ^a,b   Feng, Zhixuan ^a,c   Vogel, Laura J ^a,b   Reniers, Ad J H M ^a,c   Haus, Brian K ^a,c   Enns, Amber A ^a,b   Zhang, Yifan ^a,b   Hernandez, David B ^a,b   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Beach sand; Enterococci; Wave flume; Waves

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEACHES; WATER WAVES; WAVES;

ATTACHMENT; BACTERIA ATTACHMENTS; BEACH SAND; BEACH SEDIMENTS; ENTEROCOCCI; INTRODUCED POPULATIONS; WAVE CONDITIONS; WAVE FLUMES;

SAND;

BACTERIUM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SHEARING ASSAY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SAMPLING; WAVE FLUME;

ATTACHMENT; BEACH SAND; ENTEROCOCCI; WAVE FLUME; WAVES;

BACTERIA; BATHING BEACHES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; TIDAL WAVES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84893867278     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.029     Document Type: Article

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