Abstract
MUG negative Escherichia coli are a small fraction (2.5%) of the total E. coli in Kentucky groundwater samples. It is unlikely that they alone will cause a significant potential to underestimate fecal contamination using MUG as the primary criterion for that assessment. An unresolved question is how effectively MUG-based, defined-substrate tests address false negative water samples containing MUG positive E. coli.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 126-129 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Quality |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Water Science and Technology
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Pollution
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law