drinking water
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Cadmium in Drinking Water
Heavy metals, metals with specific density of more than 5 gm/cm3, have been used in everyday applications. Human exposure to heavy metals has immediate health concerns. Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic were identified as major threats to human health (Jarup,… Continue reading
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Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Drinking water is often contaminated with microorganisms. Common microorganisms found in drinking water are Cryptosporidium, Anabaena species, copepods, rotifers, E. coli, Rhizopus stolinifer, Naegteria fowleri, Legionella Pneumophila, Chaetomium species, Salmonella Enterica. Coliform bacteria, part of Enterobacteriaceae family, can be found… Continue reading