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Sunlight, season, snowmelt, storm, and source affect E. coli populations in an artificially ponded stream.
The Science of the total environment - 15 Feb 2008
Whitman Richard L, Przybyla-Kelly Katarzyna, Shively Dawn A, Nevers Meredith B, Byappanahalli Muruleedhara N
Abstract excerpt
Reducing fecal indicator bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), in streams is important for many downstream areas. E. coli concentrations within streams may be reduced by intervening ponds or wetlands through a number of physical and biological means. A section of Dunes Creek, a small coastal stream of southern Lake Michigan, was impounded and studied for 30 months from pre-through post-construction of the...
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