TY - JOUR T1 - Potential health hazard from human wastes in wilderness JF - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation SP - 357 LP - 359 VL - 37 IS - 6 AU - Kenneth L. Temple AU - Anne K. Camper AU - Robert C. Lucas Y1 - 1982/11/01 UR - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/6/357.abstract N2 - Shallow burial of feces, recommended to backcountry recreationists, does not result in quick destruction of intestinal pathogens. Samples of feces inoculated with two bacteria, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, were buried at two depths at four sites in Montana's Bridger Range. Both bacteria survived in large numbers during the summer and fall. Salmonella persisted over winter at all sites; Escherichia persisted at some sites. Depth of burial had no effect on persistence, and differences among sites were minor. Management implications are discussed. ER -