OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS IN GROUNDWATER AND STREAM WATER

Objectives of this research were to a determine wich microbiological sampling and analyses procedures are technically feasible for incorporation to a long-term, national monitoring effort, begin to describe the occurence and distribution of selected microbiological pathogens and their indicators in streams and aquifers in relation to human and natural factors that may affect the sanitary quality of water and can provide baseline microbiological data for future long-term monitoring of water resources.