American Journal of Public Health
Volume 81, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 762-764

The microbiologic quality of drinking water in North Carolina migrant labor camps (Article) (Open Access)

Ciesielski S.* , Handzel T. , Sobsey M.
  • a Dept. of Parasitology/Lab. Pra, School of Public Health, University of NC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
  • b Dept. of Parasitology/Lab. Pra, School of Public Health, University of NC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States
  • c Dept. of Parasitology/Lab. Pra, School of Public Health, University of NC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States

Abstract

A two-year study of the microbiological quality of drinking water in 27 randomly selected North Carolina migrant labor camps yielded total and fecal coliform prevalences of 44 percent and 26 percent, respectively in 1988 and similar but higher prevalences in 1989. Preoccupancy testing by county sanitarians had found virtually no total coliform contamination. These findings suggest that a potential source of contamination existed and that current testing protocols which rely on preoccupancy testing may be inadequate.

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priority journal quality control migrant worker Drinking Water Article coliform bacterium agricultural worker human gastrointestinal infection United States
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.81.6.762
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English