What are the environmental and health impacts of fecal E. coli in drinkning water?

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What are the environmental and health impacts of fecal E. coli in drinkning water?

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2006-11-16 13:45:58 · 2 answers · asked by Mark 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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That is not a dangerous kind but it is a convenient indicator for testing. If you can find that in the water there are sure to be a lot of worse things in it that are tougher to detect.

2006-11-16 13:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

rich is right.e.coli indicates a lack of proper disinfection,which means pathogens could be present in the water

2006-11-16 21:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by denny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋