2008 CPEO Military List Archive

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, 2008

NAPLES, 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.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56353

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Lenny Siegel
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