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Fecal Bacteroidetes host distributions and environmental source tracking

Creator:

Dick, Linda K.

Abstract:

Contamination of recreational and shellfish waters with fecal pollution is a major water quality issue with associated economic impacts and human health risks. Reliable fecal source identification and rapid, quantitative analyses are essential components of risk assessment. Enteric bacteria that are endemic to specific hosts have a potential role as...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Migration of E. coli and solutes to tile drains via preferential and matrix flow

Creator:

Moreno, Daniel

Abstract:

The extent of agricultural drainage has created concern for its potential undesirable effects on surface water quality. Land applications of liquid manure on tile drain fields have the potential to transport solutes and bacteria to the drains following precipitation or irrigation events and many times are directly sent to a...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis