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Table 1 Outcomes to measure water contamination

From: Comparison of coliform contamination in non-municipal waters consumed by the Mennonite versus the non-Mennonite rural populations

Outcome measures

Score

Total coliforms (CFUs/100 ml)

E. coli (CFUs/100 ml)

Water quality [5, 13]

Potable

Zero

Zero

 

Polluted

≥1

Zero or ≥1

GI health risk [5, 13]

No risk

Zero

Zero

 

Low risk

≥1

Zero

 

High rsk

≥1

≥1

  1. CFUs colony forming units, GI gastrointestinal