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Water pollution is any undesirable changes in physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water that may harmfully affect the life or create a potential health hazard for living organisms. When the pollutant is undesirable microorganisms, the phenomenon is called microbial water pollution. Through ordinary exposure to air, soil and effluent …

Coliform is commonly known as ” indicator organisms“, refers to a wide groups of bacteria ( about 16 species) that found throughout the environment and used to evaluate the water quality.  These organisms have a wide distribution in soil, water surface, vegetations as well as on the skin or intestinal …