Chemometric approach to validating faecal sterols as source tracer for faecal contamination in water.

• Main Authors: Saim, Norashikin, Osman, Rozita, Abg Spian, Dayang Ratena Sari, Jaafar, Mohd Zuli, Juahir, Hafizan, Abdullah, Md Pauzi, Ab Ghani, Fuzziawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13583/

Faecal sterols detection is a promising method for identifying sources of faecal pollution. In this study, faecal contamination in water samples from point source (sewage treatment plants, chicken farms, quail farms and horse stables) was extracted using the solid phase extraction (SPE) technique. F...