| Main Title |
Significance of the Coliform Group of Bacteria and of Other Bacteria as a Criterion of the Sanitary Quality of Water. |
| Author |
Butterfiel, C. T. ;
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| CORP Author |
Public Health Service, Cincinnati, Ohio. Water and Sanitation Investigations. |
| Year Published |
1945 |
| Stock Number |
PB-217 031 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Coliform bacteria ;
Water pollution) ;
( Aquatic microbiology ;
Water pollution) ;
Indicator species ;
Water quality ;
Escherichia coli ;
Infections ;
Enlerobacteriaceal ;
Standards ;
Criteria ;
Public health ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-217 031 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
12p |
| Abstract |
The qualifications of the coliform group to serve as criteria of water pollution may be summarized as follows: (1) Bacteria of the coliform group are invarible found in large numbers in the feces of man and certain animals. (2) Analysis of the records for water quality as based on the coliform group, and for intestinal diseases in communities with public water supplies indicates that the coliform group has served effectively as an indicator of fecal pollution. (3) All component members of the coliform group of bacteria tend to die out in waters at approximately the same rates regardless of whether the exposure is to natural or artificial purification processes. (4) A method (primary planting in lactose broth with confirmation in Brilliant Greer Lactose Bile broth) is available for the determination of the coliform group. |
