Bacteriological examination of the water supply on an Antarctic base.

• Main Author: Harker, C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 1989
• Subjects: Research Article; Antarctic; Faraday; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249312; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2645151

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...