coliform bacteria
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Meanwhile, the potential dangers from higher levels ofcoliformbacteriain organic food are well-known.
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Water was collected from the terrace tank and at various sites along the hotel's potable water supply and tested forcoliformbacteriaand residual chlorine.
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Concentrations of enteroviruses are checked at least twice in the season at bathing waters which failed thecoliformbacteriastandards in the previous season.
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It is now known that thecoliformbacteriaare not harmful to public health in the way once thought.
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Coliformbacteriaare not in themselves likely to be specially pathogenic, but the question was whether their presence might indicate bad hygiene on the farm.
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Coliformbacteriaare harmless and benign lodgers in the gut of every one of us.
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In 1986, 51 per cent, of identified waters complied with the bathing water directive'scoliformbacteriastandards.
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Recent research suggests that mandatory standards for faecal streptococci indicating water quality broadly equivalent to the existingcoliformbacteriastandards would maintain a satisfactory level of health.
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By growing and counting colonies of fecalcoliformbacteriafrom a sample of water, the amount of bacteria originally present can be determined.
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It was also noted that thecoliformbacterialevel was also higher than the upper reservoir.
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Fecalcoliformbacteriacan enter rivers through direct discharge of waste from mammals and birds, from agricultural and storm runoff, and from human sewage.
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Until the mid-1980s, the lake received considerable amounts of spillway overflow which resulted in high levels ofcoliformbacteria.
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In 1996 the water quality of the pond was impaired due to fecalcoliformbacteria.
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Wild bird feces containcoliformbacteriasimilar to those found in human sewage.
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Coliformbacteriaand fecal matter may also be detected in runoff.
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Violations involved arsenic, radioactive substances like uranium, tetrachloroethylene, andcoliformbacteria.
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Current threats to water quality include active coal mining, abandoned mine lands, siltation, and some areas with high fecalcoliformbacterialevels.
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Coliformbacteriagenerally originate in the intestines of warm-blooded animals.
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Coliformbacteriaare a commonly used bacterial indicator of water pollution, although not an actual cause of disease.
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Birds can be a significant source of fecalcoliformbacteria.
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