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Original Articles

Survival and transport of selected bacterial pathogens and indicator viruses under sandy aquifer conditions

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Pages 2245-2258 | Received 14 Apr 1997, Accepted 23 May 1997, Published online: 15 Dec 2008

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  • currently Graduate Research Associate, Dept. of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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