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Are Fecal Sterols a Possible Alternative Indicator of Human Waste Contamination in Hawaiian Recreational Waters?
ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Are Fecal Sterols a Possible Alternative Indicator of Human Waste Contamination in Hawaiian Recreational Waters? |
| Creator | Brostrom, Kathleen A. |
| Subject | Water--Pollution--Hawaii--Testing. Sterols--Testing. |
| Description | Many of Hawaii’s recreational streams and beaches contain high fecal indicator bacteria levels that are not indicative of sewage pollution. Instead, this pollution is due to environmental sources of fecal bacteria which reside and multiply in tropical soils. Current EPA fecal indicator bacteria are no longer representative of human fecal contamination in tropical waters. Fecal sterols have been used as chemical indicators of fecal pollution in many parts of the world. The primary sterol found... |
| Date | 2012-03-15T18:56:27Z 2012-03-15T18:56:27Z 2005-08 |
| Type | Thesis Text |
| Identifier | Brostrom KA. 2005. Are fecal sterols a possible alternative indicator of human waste contamination in hawaiian recreational waters?. Honolulu (HI): Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22259 |
| Language | en-US |
| Relation | Theses for the degree of Master of Science (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Microbiology; no. 3973 WRRC Unedited Reports. 2005-05 |
| 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 | x + 136 pages application/pdf application/pdf |
| Publisher | Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
