PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kenneth L. Temple
AU  - Anne K. Camper
AU  - Robert C. Lucas
TI  - Potential health hazard from human wastes in wilderness
DP  - 1982 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 357--359
VI  - 37
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/6/357.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/6/357.full
AB  - 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.