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CCL 4 Microbial Contaminants

 

Microbial Name
Microorganism Type
Diseases and Infections
Adenovirus
Virus
Respiratory illness and occasionally gastrointestinal illness.
Caliciviruses
Virus (includes Norovirus)
Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness.
Campylobacter jejuni
Bacterium
Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness.
Enterovirus
Viruses including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses and echoviruses
Mild respiratory illness.
Escherichia coli (0157)
Bacterium
Gastrointestinal illness and kidney failure.
Helicobacter pylori
Bacterium
Found in the environment capable of colonizing human gut that can cause ulcers and cancer.
Hepatitis A virus
Virus
Liver disease and jaundice.
Legionella pneumophila
Bacterium
Found in the environment including hot water systems causing lung diseases when inhaled.
Mycobacterium avium
Bacterium
Lung infection in those with underlying lung disease, and disseminated infection in the severely immunocompromised.
Naegleria fowleri
Protozoan
Parasite found in shallow, warm surface and ground water causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
Salmonella enterica
Bacterium
Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness.
Shigella sonnei
Bacterium
Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness and bloody diarrhea.

Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) and Regulatory Determination

  • Basic Information
  • Draft Contaminant Candidate List 6
  • Contaminant Candidate List 5
  • Contaminant Candidate List 4
  • Contaminant Candidate List 3
  • Contaminant Candidate List 2
  • Contaminant Candidate List 1
  • Regulatory Determination 5
  • Regulatory Determination 4
  • Regulatory Determination 3
  • Regulatory Determination 2
  • Regulatory Determination 1
  • Types of Drinking Water Contaminants
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Last updated on October 3, 2024
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