The Evolution of Water Quality Criteria in the United States, 1922-2003

Statistical Framework for Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Monitoring

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-11

  Dufour, Alfred ^a   Schaub, Stephen ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental water quality; Epidemiological information; Fecal coliform density; Microbial pollution level; Most probable number (MPN) procedure; Recreational waters microbiological suitability evaluation; Statistical framework recreational water quality criteria and monitoring; Surface waters bacteriological quality; Swimming associated gastroenteritis; Swimming associated illness and water quality relationship

Indexed keywords

RIVER POLLUTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION; FECAL COLIFORM; MICROBIAL POLLUTION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; SUITABILITY EVALUATION; SWIMMING-ASSOCIATED GASTROENTERITIS; SWIMMING-ASSOCIATED ILLNESS AND WATER QUALITY RELATIONSHIP;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84948443064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470518328.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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