From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:41:16 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: Bacteria in Naples drinking water identified |
Bacteria in Naples drinking water identified By Sandra Jontz Stars and Stripes European edition July 25, 2008NAPLES, Italy - Samples taken from some off-base houses rented to Americans here have turned up the presence of coliform bacteria in the drinking water, Navy officials said. Coliform bacteria typically are found in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals, including humans, according to the national Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. Results from sampling 107 houses recently showed that tap water in 29 of the houses had bacteria levels exceeding the maximum contaminant levels allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ... For the entire article, see http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56353 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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