enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of Superfund sites - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Superfund_sites

    A map of Superfund sites as of October 2013. Red indicates currently on final National Priority List, yellow is proposed, green is deleted (usually meaning having been cleaned up). Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Sites include landfills ...

  3. Aquificota - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquificota

    The Aquificota phylum is a diverse collection of bacteria that live in harsh environmental settings. [2] [3] The name Aquificota was given to this phylum based on an early genus identified within this group, Aquifex (“water maker”), which is able to produce water by oxidizing hydrogen. [4] They have been found in springs, pools, and oceans.

  4. Waterborne disease - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne_disease

    Water contaminated by the animal urine carrying the bacteria Begins with flu-like symptoms then resolves. The second phase then occurs involving meningitis, liver damage (causes jaundice), and kidney failure: Otitis Externa (swimmer's ear) Caused by a number of bacterial and fungal species. Swimming in water contaminated by the responsible ...

  5. Legionella - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella

    Legionella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid.It is known to cause legionellosis [3] (all illnesses caused by Legionella) including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever. [3]

  6. Wastewater-based epidemiology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater-based_epidemiology

    The global 'resistome' based on sewage-based monitoring [47] Gene-sharing network between bacterial genera [47] In 2022, genomic epidemiologists reported results from a global survey of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) via genomic wastewater-based epidemiology, finding large regional variations, providing maps, and suggesting resistance genes are ...

  7. Darby Creek (Pennsylvania) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darby_Creek_(Pennsylvania)

    The creek has a low level of water quality for most of its length. The lower Darby Creek area was deemed a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to contamination with dangerous chemicals from two landfills. Darby Creek flows through a narrow valley in its upper reaches and a tidal flat in its lower reaches.

  8. List of most-polluted rivers - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-polluted_rivers

    Fish were able to survive in the water for only 3 to 5 hours even after samples were diluted. Almost zero dissolved oxygen. [34] [36] Ganges India: Tens of millions of people [38] The most sacred river to Hindus. [39] Levels of fecal coliform bacteria from human waste in the river near Varanasi are more than 100 times the Indian government's ...

  9. Pathogenic bacteria - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogenic_bacteria

    Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease. [1] This article focuses on the bacteria that are pathogenic to humans. Most species of bacteria are harmless and many are beneficial but others can cause infectious diseases. The number of these pathogenic species in humans is estimated to be fewer than a hundred. [2]