Download or read book The Coliform Index and Waterborne Disease written by Cara Gleeson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-12-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade there has been a rapid increase in waterborne outbreaks of disease associated with viral and protozoan agents, normally in drinking waters that were found to be microbially safe using the Coliform Index.For nearly a quarter of a century indicator organisms, in particular the coliform group, have been used to ensure the microbial