Re: Contamination Prompts Ky. Cave Shutdown

First of all they need to determine the strain of E. coli...not all of them are noxious, and this may be a bit of politic overreaction in response to the spinach scare of last month.

I'm curious how this is considered a health hazard, since to my knowledge, no one is drinking untreated Mammoth Cave water, especially along the trail. I suppose it is spray from the waterfall.

It probably would scare the tourists to know the E. coli results for the Green River, too. Surface water in ag country is always high, and in karst country it is all surface water (even the stuff underground.)




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