Question

Coliforms are used as indicator organisms because:

Answer 1

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Thermotolerant coliform bacteria (commonly referred as fecal coliforms) are the group most frequently used as indicators of fecal pollution because they behave in a similar way to most pathogenic bacteria in the environment, and, during treatment, they are abundant and easy to determine.