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A Bacterial Water Quality Investigation of Canyon Lake

dc.contributor.authorHorak, W. F.
dc.contributor.authorLehman, G. S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-29T22:36:46Z
dc.date.available2013-08-29T22:36:46Z
dc.date.issued1974-04-20
dc.identifier.issn0272-6106
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/300340
dc.descriptionFrom the Proceedings of the 1974 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 19-20, 1974, Flagstaff, Arizonaen_US
dc.description.abstractFecal coliform counts in relation to number of swimmers along with fecal streptococci counts of water samples from Canyon Lake in central Arizona are reported. The presence of swimmers was related to an increase in fecal coliforms which was attributed to organisms shed from the swimmers and from agitation of the bottom sediments, consequently dispersing much of the bacteria contained in the benthos. From sampling of the swimming areas it was determined that livestock waste was the primary source of pollution (a greater number of fecal streptococci was found than fecal coliforms), but this interpretation could be misleading due to the higher survival rate of fecal strep than that of fecal coliform organisms.
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherArizona-Nevada Academy of Scienceen_US
dc.rightsCopyright ©, where appropriate, is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Arizona.en_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectWater resources development -- Southwestern states.en_US
dc.subjectWater qualityen_US
dc.subjectColiformsen_US
dc.subjectStreptococcusen_US
dc.subjectLakesen_US
dc.subjectArizonaen_US
dc.subjectAquatic bacteriaen_US
dc.subjectWater quality standardsen_US
dc.subjectWater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectFarm wastesen_US
dc.subjectSwimmingen_US
dc.subjectAquatic microbiologyen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectSalmonellaen_US
dc.subjectWater analysisen_US
dc.subjectWater pollution sourcesen_US
dc.subjectWater quality controlen_US
dc.subjectBottom sedimentsen_US
dc.titleA Bacterial Water Quality Investigation of Canyon Lakeen_US
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dc.typeProceedingsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Watershed Management, The University of Arizona, Tucsonen_US
dc.identifier.journalHydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwesten_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis article is part of the Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest collections. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science and the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information about items in this collection, contact anashydrology@gmail.com.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-30T13:47:18Z
html.description.abstractFecal coliform counts in relation to number of swimmers along with fecal streptococci counts of water samples from Canyon Lake in central Arizona are reported. The presence of swimmers was related to an increase in fecal coliforms which was attributed to organisms shed from the swimmers and from agitation of the bottom sediments, consequently dispersing much of the bacteria contained in the benthos. From sampling of the swimming areas it was determined that livestock waste was the primary source of pollution (a greater number of fecal streptococci was found than fecal coliforms), but this interpretation could be misleading due to the higher survival rate of fecal strep than that of fecal coliform organisms.


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