Microbial source tracking in a coastal California watershed reveals canines as controllable sources of fecal contamination

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9043-9052

  Ervin, Jared S ^a   Van De Werfhorst, Laurie C ^a   Murray, Jill L S ^b   Holden, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Creeks Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RIVER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

COASTAL BEACHES; COASTAL LAGOONS; COASTAL WATERSHEDS; ELEVATED LEVEL; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; POTENTIAL SOURCES;

LAKES;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SURFACE WATER; DNA; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL ZONE; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COYOTE; CROSS REACTION; DEER; DNA CONTAMINATION; DOG; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOX; HUMAN; LAGOON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RACCOON; SEASHORE; TEMPERATURE; TOILET PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; DNA; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84906228611     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es502173s     Document Type: Article

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