Microbiological monitoring and classification of karst springs

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 563-572

  Sinreich, Michael ^a   Pronk, Michiel ^a,b   Kozel, Ronald ^a  

^a Bundesamt fur Umweltschutz   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Faecal indicator bacteria; Karst aquifers; Pathogenic microorganisms; Switzerland; Total cell count

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; SPRINGS (WATER); VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

CELL COUNT; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; KARST AQUIFER; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84921721145     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2508-7     Document Type: Article

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