Can anyone with a scientific mind interpret these test results on our tap water, please?
The December and January levels of coliform were 880 cfu/ml and then 68 cfu/ml. Of the latter, 62 were E-coli, one was enterobacter and five were pseudomonas aeruginosa. The WHO standard is zero. Residual chlorine levels in each month were 0.03mg/l and Not Recorded.
Are these levels dangerous to health? What illnesses, if any, can you get from these levels and can you get an infection via the skin as well as by accidentally ingesting such water maybe when having a shower? Can bacteria be left on items of washing up? (We have separate bottled drinking water btw, we never drink the tap water.)
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E-Coli/Bacteria in Water?
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suedonim · 26/02/2007 19:02
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