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Assessing the Persistence and Multiplication of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Hawai'i Soil Environment
ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Assessing the Persistence and Multiplication of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Hawai'i Soil Environment |
| Creator | Byappananhalli, Muruleedhara N. |
| Subject | Enterobacteriaceae--Environmental aspects--Hawaii. Soil microbiology--Hawaii. Environmental indicators--Hawaii. |
| Description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-244). Traditional fecal indicator bacteria such as fecal coliform, E.coli and enterococci have been shown to be unreliable indicators of the hygienic quality of recreational waters under tropical conditions. One of the major reasons for considering these bacteria as ineffective indicators of water quality in warm, tropical regions is that they are consistently found in natural environments (plants, soil, water) in the absence of any significant contamination of these environments. Since preliminary... Department of Health, State of Hawaii; US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Date | 2012-03-15T18:55:48Z 2012-03-15T18:55:48Z 2000-12 |
| Type | Thesis Text |
| Identifier | Byappanahalli, MN. 2000. Assessing the persistence and multiplication of fecal indicator bacteria in hawai'i soil environment. Honolulu (HI): Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22248 |
| Language | en-US |
| Relation | Theses for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Microbiology; no. 4010 WRRC Unedited Reports. 2000-03 |
| Rights | All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner. |
| Format | xxv + 244 pages application/pdf application/pdf |
| Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
