A Survey of Bacterial Water Quality in Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Larson GL, Mathews RC, Klausmeyer JL. 1980. A Survey of Bacterial Water Quality in Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science. 55(1):1 - 6
The investigation for total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and fecal streptoccus bacteria led to the conclusion that the water in Abrams Creek as it flows through Cades Cove is unsuitable for primary contact. Most, but not all, of the coliforms were attributed to non-human sources.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Larson, Gary; Mathews, Raymond; Klausmeyer, Jacalyn
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abrams Creek, Aquatic Sciences, Cades Cove, Coliform Bacteria, Fecal Bacteria, Fecal Coliform, Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-00672, Pollution, Water Quality