Variation of raw wastewater microbiological quality in dry and wet weather conditions

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 5318-5328

  Lucas, Françoise S ^a   Therial, Claire ^a   Gonçalves, Alexandre ^b   Servais, Pierre ^c   Rocher, Vincent ^b   Mouchel, Jean Marie ^d  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b SIAAP Direction du Développement et de la Prospective   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fecal indicator bacteria; Intestinal enterococci; Raw wastewater; Storm event; Temporal and spatial variability

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; METEOROLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWER NETWORK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARISIA;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RAIN; SEASONS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84898892366     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2361-y     Document Type: Article

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