Fahrenfeld, N. L., N. Del Monaco, J. T. Coates, and A. W. Elzerman. 2016. Fecal Sterol and Runoff Analysis for Nonpoint Source Tracking. J. Environ. Qual. 45:315-322. doi:10.2134/jeq2015.06.0312

Assessment, BMP, chemistry, runoff, surface water, wastewater, watershed, Land Use

https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/abstracts/45/1/315

The purpose of this study was to use sterol analysis chemical tracers to quantify human fecal inputs in a mixed-land-use watershed without point sources of pollution, ultimately  determining the relationship between land use and sterol ratios.