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. 2014 May 7;9(5):e93301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093301

Table 2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature screening.

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Study Type: All Study Type: None
Language: English Language: Non English
Population: GroundwaterSystems (Municipal,Private, Community,Non-community, Mixed) Population: Surface waterbodies/watersheds, coastal/marinewater bodies, recreational water
Events/Outcomes: Confirmed contamination ofgroundwater systems by enteric pathogens inNorth America; Confirmed presence offecal indicator organisms inNorth Americangroundwater systems Events/Outcomes: Groundwatercontamination occurring outsideNorth America,groundwater contaminationby “non-enteric” pathogens
Period: 1990 – present Period: pre-1990