COLIFORM (COAL-I-FORM)


Meaning of COLIFORM (COAL-I-FORM) in English

A group of bacteria found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals (including humans) also in plants, soil, air and water. Fecal coliforms are a specific class of bacteria which only inhibit the intestines of warm-blooded animals. The presence of coliform a is an indication that the water is polluted and may contain pathogenic organisms.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.