Water quality in three creeks in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, USA
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Abstract
This study was conducted in Grand Teton National Park during the summers of 1996 and 1997 to investigate the water quality in two high human use areas: Garnet Canyon and lower Cascade Canyon. To evaluate the water quality in these creeks, fecal coliform, Giardia lamblia, coccidia, and microparticulates were measured in water samples. No evidence of fecal coliform, Giardia lamblia, or coccidia, was found in Garnet Creek. The water quality and general water chemistry of Garnet Creek was similar to the reference site. No Giardia lamblia or coccidia were found in Cascade Creek, but fecal coliforms were present. The isolated colonies of Escherichia coli from Cascade Creek matched the ribosome patterns of avian, deer, canine, elk, rodent, and human coliforms.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Water quality in three creeks in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, USA |
| Series title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1080/02705060.2001.9663796 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| First page | 135 |
| Last page | 143 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Grand Teton National Park |
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