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Hi KarishmaB, in column C, there are other pathogens with high ratings. How can we conclude that the one with the lowest rating for column a has the highest rating for column c? What if other pathogens with similar high ratings in Column C have the highest ratings under that column?
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Treating water supplies with chlorine for 30 minutes should be effective (99% inactivation) against the majority of the bacteria listed.

Sort by "resistance to chlorine". Check the 'high' list. There is only 1 bacteria there. All other bacteria are low or moderate so they will become inactive in 30 mins.
Select Yes


Water that is sealed away from sources of pathogens for more than 1 month will likely be free of each of these pathogens except viruses.

Sort by "Persistence in water supply". Check the "long" list. Virus, bacteria and protozoa are present in that. Hence some protozoa and bacteria will also remain.
Select No


The pathogen that has the lowest health significance has the highest chlorine-resistance rating.

Sort by "health significance". There is only one "low" there - Non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Its resistance to chlorine rating is high, which is the highest resistance to chlorine rating.
Select Yes
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There are 3 chlorine-resistance ratings - low, medium and high.
The highest rating is 'High.'

3. The pathogen that has the lowest health significance has the highest chlorine-resistance rating.

As long as this pathogen has the 'High' rating, it is enough to say that it has the highest chlorine-resistance rating.



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Hi KarishmaB, in column C, there are other pathogens with high ratings. How can we conclude that the one with the lowest rating for column a has the highest rating for column c? What if other pathogens with similar high ratings in Column C have the highest ratings under that column?

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PathogenTypeHelth
significance^a
Persistnece in
water supplies^b
Resistence
to chlorine^c
Acanthamoeba spp.protozoahighunknownlow
Adenovirusesvirusmoderatelongmoderate
Astrovirusesvirusmoderatelongmoderate
Burkholderia pseudomalleibacteriahighunknownlow
Campylobacter jejuni, C. colibacteriahighmoderatelow
Crytosporidium parvumprotozoahighlonghigh
Cyclospora cayetanensisprotozoahighlonghigh
Dracunculus medinensishelminthhighmoderatemoderate
E. coli-Enterohaemorrhagicbacteriahighmoderatelow
Entamoeba histolyticaprotozoahighmoderatehigh
Enterovirusesvirushighlongmoderate
Escherichia coli-Pathogenicbacteriahighmoderatelow
Giardia intestinalisprotozoahighmoderatehigh
Hepatitis A virusvirushighlongmoderate
Hepatitis E virusvirushighlongmoderate
Legionella spp.bacteriahighunknownlow
Naegleria fowleriprotozoahighunknownlow
Non-tuberculous mycobacteriabacterialowunknownhigh
Norovirusesvirushighlongmoderate
Other salmonellaebacteriahighunknownlow
Pseudomonas aeruginosabacteriamoderateunknownmoderate
Rotavirusvirushighlongmoderate
Salmonella typhibacteriahighmoderatelow
Sapovirusesvirushighlongmoderate
Schistosoma spp.helminthhighshortmoderate
Shigella spp.bacteriahighshortlow
Toxoplasma gondiiprotozoahighlonghigh
Vibrio choleraebacteriahighshort to longlow
Yersinia enterocoliticabacteriamoderatelonglow

­a. Health significance: Severity of impact, including potential for outbreaks

b. Persistence in water supplies: Short = less than 1 week; Moderate = 1 week to 1 month; Long = greater than 1 month

c. Resistance to chlorine (standard dose): Low = 99% inactivation in less than 1 minute; Moderate = 99% inactivation in 1–30 minutes; High = 99% inactivation in greater than 30 minutes


The table displays information about certain pathogens that could pose a health risk if present in drinking water.

For each of the following statements, if it is supported by the information in the table and its legend, select Yes. Otherwise select No

Yes No
YTreating water supplies with chlorine for 30 minutes should be effective (99% inactivation) against the majority of the bacteria listed.
NWater that is sealed away from sources of pathogens for more than 1 month will likely be free of each of these pathogens except viruses.
YThe pathogen that has the lowest health significance has the highest chlorine-resistance rating.



Treating water supplies with chlorine for 30 minutes should be effective (99% inactivation) against the majority of the bacteria listed.

Yes more than 7 bacterias have chlorine resistance low, moderate

Water that is sealed away from sources of pathogens for more than 1 month will likely be free of each of these pathogens except viruses.
We have other pathogens with value high, when we sort chrolrine resistant column.

The pathogen that has the lowest health significance has the highest chlorine-resistance rating.
True there's only one pathogen with lowest health significance which is
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria and it had resistance rating "high".

PS: Don't think that we are not given how much high... The scale is clearly and precisely defined so stick to it.
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