INDORE: Groundwater samples collected from Bhagirathpura, where contaminated drinking water mixed with sewage claimed lives and hospitalised hundreds, have tested positive for faecal coliform, ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have demonstrated that a smartphone paired with disposable paper chips can detect E. coli in wastewater samples, a development that could shrink water-safety ...

Colilert-18/Quanti-Tray detects E. coli and total coliforms in water within 18 hours. It was launched in 1996 for the drinking water market in Europe and the firm ...

Bhopal: Lab tests of some water samples collected from the area, affected by contamination, in Indore in Madhya Pradesh have found presence of harmful bacteria faecal coliform, a senior officer said ...

The total coliform count, indicating faecal contamination, recorded at the sewage discharge point in Aluva was 70,000 MPN (most probable number) per 100 ml, according to the test results compiled by ...

The Florida Panhandle, a prime summer vacation destination for thousands of southeast Louisiana residents, is home to six of the Sunshine State's beaches that most often test positive for fecal ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised concerns over high faecal coliform bacteria levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj as millions are taking a dip at the Sangam during the Maha ...

Porvorim: Water samples around the casinos anchored in Mandovi were tested by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) at five locations over the years, and the water has shown presence of faecal ...

ABOUT 95% of water points samples collected recently in Bulawayo tested negative to faecal coliforms with 78% meeting all safety standards for key parameters, including high coliform count, non-faecal ...

India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...

CHENNAI: The city corporation has now revised the fines for illegal sewage connections to the city’s storm water drains, which eventually make their way into the major waterbodies. However, it remains ...