TY - GEN
T1 - Correlations between pathogen indicators in the lower Passaic River
AU - Jagupilla, Sarath Chandra K.
AU - Vaccari, David A.
AU - Miskewitz, Robert
AU - Hires, Richard
AU - Su, Tsan Liang
AU - Pang, Helen
AU - Alebus, Marzooq
AU - Cenno, Kimberly
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Linear models in the arithmetic domain were developed by minimizing sum of squared errors in the logarithmic domain between Escherechia coli (EC) and fecal coliforms (FC), and enterococci (NC) and FC for various sources and in-stream locations in the lower Passaic River at Paterson, New Jersey. This modeling procedure has the advantage of being linear in the arithmetic domain making interpretation of the model easier, while also reducing the impact of influential observations on the regression. All bacteria sources, i.e. combined sewer overflows, stormwater, and tributaries, had lower EC/FC ratios than that at the upstream boundary Totowa. The in-stream sites immediately downstream of Great Falls and upstream of Dundee Dam had the highest EC/FC ratios, despite its upstream site and intermediate sources, having lower EC/FC ratios. The results indicate combined sewer overflows (CSO) contribute significantly between Northwest and Lincoln and Lincoln and Morlot sites.
AB - Linear models in the arithmetic domain were developed by minimizing sum of squared errors in the logarithmic domain between Escherechia coli (EC) and fecal coliforms (FC), and enterococci (NC) and FC for various sources and in-stream locations in the lower Passaic River at Paterson, New Jersey. This modeling procedure has the advantage of being linear in the arithmetic domain making interpretation of the model easier, while also reducing the impact of influential observations on the regression. All bacteria sources, i.e. combined sewer overflows, stormwater, and tributaries, had lower EC/FC ratios than that at the upstream boundary Totowa. The in-stream sites immediately downstream of Great Falls and upstream of Dundee Dam had the highest EC/FC ratios, despite its upstream site and intermediate sources, having lower EC/FC ratios. The results indicate combined sewer overflows (CSO) contribute significantly between Northwest and Lincoln and Lincoln and Morlot sites.
KW - Combined Sewer Overflows
KW - Pathogen Indicators
KW - Regression
KW - Total Maximum Daily Load
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M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - WEFTEC 2012 - 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference
SP - 6569
EP - 6577
BT - WEFTEC 2012 - 85th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference
PB - Water Environment Federation
T2 - 85th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2012
Y2 - 29 September 2012 through 3 October 2012
ER -