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Posted Wed Jan 4 2012: from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News via ScienceDaily:
Keeping Our Beaches Safe from Fecal Contamination http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1325694267
Fecal contamination of public beaches caused by sewage overflow is both dangerous for swimmers and costly for state and local economies. Current methods to detect Escherichia coli, a bacterium highly indicative of the presence of fecal matter in water, typically require 24-48 hours to produce a result. A new, accurate, and economical sensor-based device capable of measuring E. coli levels in water samples in less than 1-8 hours could serve as a valuable early warning tool and is described in an article in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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