Coliform bacteria\u2019s presence in water would likely make anyone contemplating drinking it to boil it, just in case.<\/p>\n
\u201cHanover, Mass. had a situation recently where the town discovered bacterial contamination in their water supply,\u201d explained Larry Wardell, who writes for H2olabs.com, a provider of water distiller systems that provide truly pure distilled water. \u201cTo be more precise, they found coliform and E. coli during routine water testing. Further testing showed that the town\u2019s distribution system still tested positive for coliform bacteria the next day they sampled the water, but not for E. coli. They found this distinction encouraging.\u201d <\/p>\n
The distinction between the presence of coliform bacteria and E. coli may seem minimal to end users of water, but to the town administration, it meant the difference between issuing a boil water advisory and not putting out that warning. Their rationale was that coliform bacteria is always present in most animal and human (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coliform bacteria\u2019s presence in water would likely make anyone contemplating drinking it to boil it, just in case. \u201cHanover, Mass. had a situation recently where the town discovered bacterial contamination in their water supply,\u201d explained Larry Wardell, who writes for…<\/span><\/p>\n