Evaluation and optimization of detection methods for Rhodococcus coprophilus and sorbitol -fermenting Bifidobacteria as source-specific indicator organisms for drinking water sources

Surface drinking water sources are threatened with non-point fecal contamination usually originated from runoff that carries fecal material from wild and farm animals, and from leaking septic and sewerage systems. Identification of the specific source(s) of contamination would allow for more effecti...

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Main Author: Arango, Catalina
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2000
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9988763