Housing Density and Bacterial Loading in Urban Streams
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 12
Abstract
Data collected in this study demonstrate that fecal bacteria counts in urban tributaries were much higher in sewered basins than in nonsewered basins; fecal bacteria densities were related to the density of housing, population, development, percent impervious area, and apparent domestic animal density. Preliminary fecal bacteria data collected for surface runoff samples in these urban neighborhoods indicate that a relationship may exist between various urban land uses and potential bacterial loading.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 12 • December 1999
Pages: 1177 - 1180
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Received: Mar 10, 1999
Published online: Dec 1, 1999
Published in print: Dec 1999
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