The effect of two mechanical beach grooming strategies on Escherichia coli density in beach sand at a southwestern Lake Michigan beach

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 425-432

  Kinzelman, J L ^a,b   Pond, K R ^b   Longmaid, K D ^c   Bagley, R C ^a  

^a City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Farnborongh College of Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Indicator bacteria; Non point pollution; Recreational water quality; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 8844232781     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980490483953     Document Type: Conference Paper

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