Word: coliforms
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Dates: during 1948-1948
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...York World-Telegram was whooping up its favorite hot-weather story: pollution of Manhattan's beaches. The U.S. Public Health Service, said the World-Telegram, considers any water with a count of more than 1,000 coliform bacteria (pollution by sewage) per 100 cubic centimeters (a large mouthful) unfit for bathing. Samples from Coney Island and Staten Island ran above 6,900. The East River...