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Fecal-Indicator Bacteria in the Newfound Creek Watershed, Western North Carolina, During a High and Low Streamflow Condition, 2003

Scientific Investigations Report 2004–5257
By Elise M. Giddings and Carolyn J. Oblinger


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Abstract || Introduction || Methods || Water-Quality Properties || Bacteria in Streamwater || Bacteria in Streambed Sediments || Coliphage Results || Summary || Literature Cited

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