Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base.
Faraday Base represents a small isolated community producing its own domestic water by desalination of sea water. During the Antarctic winter of 1986 (April to October), regular bacteriological examination of the water supply and surrounding sea took place. Samples were collected and examined every...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:2249312 2023-05-15T13:35:47+02:00 Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base. Harker, C. 1989-02 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249312 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2645151 en eng Cambridge University Press http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249312 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2645151 Research Article Text 1989 ftpubmed 2013-09-01T15:35:44Z Faraday Base represents a small isolated community producing its own domestic water by desalination of sea water. During the Antarctic winter of 1986 (April to October), regular bacteriological examination of the water supply and surrounding sea took place. Samples were collected and examined every 2 weeks by the methods described in the Department of Health and Social Security Report No. 71, on the Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water Supplies (DHSS, 1982), for membrane filtration and colony counting. The results of these examinations are presented in this paper. The results obtained suggest that water of good bacteriological quality was produced by the desalination plant, but some samples from the distribution system contained coliforms or presumptive Escherichia coli in small numbers. The possible reasons for this low-level contamination are discussed. No cases of gastroenteritis occurred on the base during this time. Text Antarc* Antarctic PubMed Central (PMC) Antarctic Faraday ENVELOPE(-64.256,-64.256,-65.246,-65.246) The Antarctic |
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Faraday Base represents a small isolated community producing its own domestic water by desalination of sea water. During the Antarctic winter of 1986 (April to October), regular bacteriological examination of the water supply and surrounding sea took place. Samples were collected and examined every 2 weeks by the methods described in the Department of Health and Social Security Report No. 71, on the Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water Supplies (DHSS, 1982), for membrane filtration and colony counting. The results of these examinations are presented in this paper. The results obtained suggest that water of good bacteriological quality was produced by the desalination plant, but some samples from the distribution system contained coliforms or presumptive Escherichia coli in small numbers. The possible reasons for this low-level contamination are discussed. No cases of gastroenteritis occurred on the base during this time. |
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Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base. |
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Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base. |
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Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base. |
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Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base. |
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