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Turbidity
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1496
NTU Field parameter HEALTH ADVISORY- ACTION IS OPTIONAL Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms. These ...
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Sulfate
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1504
GENERAL INFORMATION Sulfate is a substance that occurs naturally in drinking water. HEALTH EFFECTS People unaccustomed to drinking water with elevated levels of sulfate can experience diarrhea and dehydration. Infants are often more sensitive to sulfate t ...
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Hardness as CaCO3
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1500
GENERAL INFORMATION Hardness does not pose a health risk to humans. In fact, calcium and magnesium in your drinking water can help ensure you get the average daily requirements for these minerals in your diet. Hard water classifications: soft 0- 17.1 part ...
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Potassium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1502
GENERAL INFORMATION Potassium is a natural and essential element in plants and animals, and humans are exposed to it primarily through food. The most common source of potassium in drinking water are water softeners using potassium chloride. The use of a w ...
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Specific Conductivity
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1493
GENERAL INFORMATION Specific conductance (also called specific conductivity or just conductivity) is a measure of the ability of water to conduct an electrical current. Specific conductance is an important water-quality measurement because it gives a good ...
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Total Coliform Bacteria (Counts)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1528
GENERAL INFORMATION Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially-harmful, bacteria may be present. WELLS: Levels of coliform over four (4) colonies can indicate poor well constr ...
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Total Coliform Bacteria
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1529
GENERAL INFORMATION Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially-harmful, bacteria may be present. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS- Please consult the Ohio EPA. PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS w/ CON ...
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Fecal coliform
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1530
GENERAL INFORMATION Fecal coliforms are bacteria that are associated with human or animal wastes. They usually live in human or animal intestinal tracts, and their presence in drinking water is a strong indication of recent sewage or animal waste contamin ...
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E. coli
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1531
GENERAL INFORMATION One of hundreds of strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7 is an emerging cause of food-borne and water-borne illness. Most strains of E. coli are harmless and live in the intestines of healthy humans and animals and ...
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Giardia lamblia (protozoan)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1533
GENERAL INFORMATION Giardia lamblia is a single-celled protozoan parasite that lives in the intestine of infected humans or animals. It is found on surfaces or in soil, food, or water that has been contaminated with the feces from infected humans or anima ...