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Cryptosporidium source tracking in the Potomac River watershed.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2008
Yang Wenli, Chen Plato, Villegas Eric N, Landy Ronald B, Kanetsky Charles, Cama Vitaliano, Dearen Theresa, Schultz Cherie L, Orndorff Kenneth G, Prelewicz Gregory J, Brown Miranda H, Young Kim Roy, Xiao Lihua
Abstract excerpt
To better characterize Cryptosporidium in the Potomac River watershed, a PCR-based genotyping tool was used to analyze 64 base flow and 28 storm flow samples from five sites in the watershed. These sites included two water treatment plant intakes, as well as three upstream sites, each associated with a different type of land use. The uses, including urban wastewater, agricultural (cattle) wastewater, and...
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