Can routine monitoring of E. coli fully account for peak event concentrations at drinking water intakes in agricultural and urban rivers?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115369
Abstract: In several jurisdictions, the arithmetic mean of Escherichia coli concentrations in raw water serves as the metric to set minimal treatment requirements by drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). An accurate and precise estimation of this… read more here.
Keywords: raw water; coli concentrations; water; event ... See more keywords
Survival, mobilization, and transport of Escherichia coli from sheep faeces.
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DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxac062
Abstract: AIMS This study looked at the survival, mobilization, and transport of Escherichia coli from sheep faeces over an extended period, which was then repeated for all four seasons. METHODS AND RESULTS Rain simulation was used… read more here.
Keywords: sheep faeces; escherichia coli; coli concentrations; transport ... See more keywords
Temporal Stability of Escherichia coli Concentrations in Waters of Two Irrigation Ponds in Maryland
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.01876-17
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fecal contamination of water sources is an important water quality issue for agricultural irrigation ponds. Escherichia coli concentrations are commonly used to evaluate recreational and irrigation water quality. We hypothesized that there may exist… read more here.
Keywords: water; irrigation ponds; coli concentrations; water quality ... See more keywords
Modeling and Prioritizing Interventions Using Pollution Hotspots for Reducing Nutrients, Atrazine and E. coli Concentrations in a Watershed
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DOI: 10.3390/su13010103
Abstract: Excess nutrients and herbicides remain two major causes of waterbody impairment globally. In an attempt to better understand pollutant sources in the Big Sandy Creek Watershed (BSCW) and the prospects for successful remediation, a program… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; prioritizing interventions; coli concentrations; pollution ... See more keywords