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  • From: Terry Wereb <frosted-acres@sbcglobal.net>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Role in disease of e. coli
  • Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 06:26:32 -0700 (PDT)

Very interesting article, however...

It does NOT adress the presence of E. coli in our
soils--
All mammals harbor E.coli. It is IN the soils as a
matter of "elimination" no matter WHERE one lives.

Using E. coli as a POLLUTION INDICATOR is just a
matter of convenience. In areas of agricultural
activity, the people who take the water samples are
basically looking for RUNOFF, not the E. coli that is
normally present in soil-- it tends to stay put!


NewFarm has an interesting article on composting-- and
how E coli levels are quite low in the runoff when
certain composting procedures are used.


http://www.newfarm.org/depts/NFfield_trials/2006/0413/compost.shtml


E. coli is here to stay-- and as long as certain
events do NOT happen, we need not fear it. People so
much want to blame some one or something for their
lack of common sense. e Coli will not get into a
plant unles the plant is damaged- breaking its "skin"
so to speak. Large numbers of E coli CPUs found after
an 'event' is from runoff-- there are low CPUs in
groundwater-- in other words-- well water!

Terry W



--- ECO FINCA <ecofinca@hotmail.com> wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._coli
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