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There is a certain amount of coliform in a lot of well water. -The difference is ' Escheria Coli.' Get your well water analysed if you suspect this. E Coli comes mostly from wells in fields where animals graze and defecate.
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What is a coliform count of water?
Coliforms are rod shaped gram negative bacteria that are often in well water. Not all coliform are harmful, but those of fecal origin are very harmful. The lab coliform count determines what type and how many coliform are in a water sample. This result is always marked "fit for human use" or "NOT fit for human use".
Coliform in well water?
Coliform in well water is the presence of fecal matter in the well water. If the bacteria is found in drinking water, appropriate action needs to be taken.
How does coliform get into to well water?
It leaches into it through the ground near the well, or from roots .
Can farm animals cause coliform in a well?
Absolutely. If the well is situated where run-off from a field or barn can enter it or the subground water it draws from, coliform bacteria can contaminate a well.
What are common sources of choloform in well water?
Roots and insects in the water are common sources of coliform.
How does coliform get into well water?
Normally, during the rainy season, or during a flood, excess run off can bring coliform from feces into a water system. Another way is if an animal somehow gets into a well and drowns, it's decomposing body can contaminate a well.
What are acceptable coliform levels in water?
This varies from country to country and possibly even states in US. However in general, drinking water must have NO coliform at all - that is called '0/100ml'Swimming pool water is generally allowed '200/100ml'. Anything other than that is 'high' . In general terms coliform is in almost every pool of water and in almost every well. What we are most concerned about is E coli , which is fecal coliform and is dangerous to humans.If you are in any doubt re E coli in drinking water, then take a sample in a sterilised bottle to your local lab. A lab test is usually about $25 in US/Canada and is well worth it to avoid dysentery and associated illnesses.
Chicken sludge in your well water?
DO NOT drink it until you get a positive coliform reading from a lab test. This could be dangerous.DO NOT drink it until you get a positive coliform reading from a lab test. This could be dangerous.
How do you kill cloiform in well water?
There are many kinds of coliform and different ways to treat it. The first step is a lab test to find out the type and extent of the coliform. Often a properly carried out chlorination of the well is sufficient. E-coli is a different situation and requires advice from your lab.
Why their is High bacterial count in bore well water?
That is not always the case, you just have more than most. Call a well technician to do a proper chlorination.
Can farm animal feces cause coliform in your well?
Yes, farm animals have coliform bacteria in their intestines just like humans do, and these bacteria are passed in the feces. If it gets into a well, the feces can contaminate the well. Because many of the bacteria can cause illness in humans, most water quality tests do not perform further testing to determine what the likely source of the contamination is.
What do you do if chloroform is found in your well water?
You must mean 'coliform'. Unless your well is sucking sea water, "chloroform" is extremely unlikely. Check that and re-submit your question so we know what we are discussing. This is too serious to speculate about the wrong thing
