Fecal coliform joke

The stench of this river flowing from Mexico to the U. By Brittny Mejia. If you fall in, locals joke, you might sprout a third arm. For decades, government agencies have grappled with what to do about the New River. And although it is cleaner than it once was, it is still such a cesspool of pollution that Imperial Valley residents believe it will never be restored.

Austrian scientists find 86 percent of holy water contains fecal matter. Researchers at the Institute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna tested water from 21 springs in Austria and 18 fonts in Vienna and found samples contained up to 62 million bacteria per milliliter of water, none of it safe to drink. Tests indicated 86 percent of the holy water, commonly used in baptism ceremonies and to wet congregants' lips, was infected with common bacteria found in fecal matter such as E. Nitrates, commonly found in fertilizer from farms, were also identified in the water. If ingested, water containing nitrates over the maximum contaminant level could cause serious illness, especially in infants younger than 6 months, which could lead to death if untreated, according to the U.

While water parks always seem like a good idea when the temperatures start rising, they're usually not worth the risk. Damp environments like pools and water slides are the perfect breeding ground for bacteria like E. If you're somehow not deterred by all the germs, perhaps thinking about the overwhelming amount of people who will have had the same idea as you will stop you.

One devoid of the crowds at the city's public pools, and festooned with eye candy and important people who somehow sit at the pool importantly all day. It's as if there's something in water there besides music. Well according to the Post's cleanliness test of pools, there is: "coliform bacteria," indicative of "possible fecal contamination. In addition to the coliform bacteria, the Gansevoort's pool also showed a "high nitrate count and a high sodium level," which allows the Post to joke that it means "some guests aren't just leaking celebrity gossip. All of the public pools "nearly meet drinking-water standards.