| evidence for occurrence, persistence, and growth potential of escherichia coli and enterococci in hawaii's soil environments. | high densities of escherichia coli and enterococci are common in freshwaters on oahu and other hawaiian islands. soil along stream banks has long been suspected as the likely source of these bacteria; however, the extent of their occurrence and distribution in a wide range of soils remained unknown until the current investigation. soil samples representing the seven major soil associations were collected on the island of oahu and analyzed for fecal coliforms, e. coli, and enterococci by the most ... | 2012 | 22791049 |