Water quality in rural Australia

被引:35
作者
Thurman, R
Faulkner, B
Veal, D
Cramer, G
Meiklejohn, M
机构
[1] Australian Catholic Univ, Ballarat, Vic, Australia
[2] Macquarie Univ, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
[3] Cent Highlands Water, Ballarat, Vic, Australia
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D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00390.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Grab samples of drinking water collected from reservoirs and from creeks flowing over pristine land, farmland or land having mixed use were analysed for their physicochemical and microbiological characteristics. A significant difference between sites for conductivity and sites for pH was noted using a two-way ANOVA. No significant interactions were detected between any of the other parameters: Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Escherichia coli, coliforms, plate count, turbidity or rainfall.
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页码:627 / 632
页数:6
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