Bacteriophages as surface and ground water tracers

Bacteriophages are increasingly used as tracers for quantitative analysis in both hydrology and hydrogeology. The biological particles are neither toxic nor pathogenic for other living organisms as they penetrate only a specific bacterial host. They have many advantages over classical fluorescent tr...

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Main Authors: P. Rossi, N. Dörfliger, K. Kennedy, I. Müller, M. Aragno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1998-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/2/101/1998/hess-2-101-1998.pdf