In this months water quality report from the Irish EPA, the agency claims that Ireland now has the highest incidence of VTEC in Europe and that patients infected with this strain of the E coli bacteria are four times more … Continued
Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents are at risk of illness from waterborne pathogens in private and public drinking water supplies. The State of Wisconsin in the USA is known as America’s Dairy State as it is one of the … Continued
Major concerns and worries over the possibility of E-Coli contamination has lead to a Bottled Water Recall which is affecting multiple brands of bottled water. Niagara Bottling which is based in Ontario, said it was voluntarily recalling bottles of water … Continued
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about 940,000 Irish consumers receive tap water from treatment plants which need to be upgraded to “secure” quality levels. However, 20,000 are currently drawing supplies from contaminated sources, and this water is considered … Continued
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) are advising people that water from domestic water wells can be contaminated with E-coli. The HSE meanwhile reports a growing number of cases of VTEC, a particularly serious and nasty … Continued