• The bacterium legionella pneumophila and related bacteria are common in natural water sources such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs, but usually in low numbers.

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  • The bacteria are "remarkably common in the water and in the environment, " according to Dr. Buddy Creech, assistant professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University.

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  • Dr. Buddy Creech, an assistant professor of pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, said that Aeromonas hydrophila -- which is "remarkably common in the water and in the environment" -- is one of many bacteria that can cause a flesh-eating process.

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  • Micro-organisms on Earth are much more common in fresh water than acidic water, and so rather than Mars just having been a potential haven for some extreme forms of life, Curiosity's discovery means that Mars had -- and still preserves evidence of -- environments that were habitable for an enormous variety of micro-organisms that thrive on our own planet.

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  • The machine blends iron, bleach and sodium hydroxide to form a dark purple liquid mixture of ferrate, salt and water that gets metered into the water supply. (The color disappears instantly as it reacts with the water.) Common disinfectants ozone and chlorine can turn the water cloudy or, worse, leave behind harmful chemical by-products.

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  • She says favoritism in the workplace is as common as the office water cooler, but a lot more toxic.

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  • Indian states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, have also been embroiled in disputes over sharing water from common rivers.

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  • Hallman said she decided to have the surgery on her unborn son when she learned he was less likely to develop the common complication hydrocephalus, water on the brain.

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  • To put that figure in context, Iannelli says that the energy required to pump freshwater from underground (which, he says, is the most common source of drinking water in the West) typically produces just over 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per million gallons.

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  • Moreover, in order to be successful and long-lasting, water co-operation needs a common understanding of what the needs and challenges are around water.

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  • One of the primary objectives of the UN International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 is to break down, analyse and achieve a common understanding on the essence of 'water cooperation'.

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  • Since water is a common property resource, no one owns the problem and no one owns the solution.

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  • Water is the common denominator of all global challenges: energy, food, health, peace.

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  • Water is the common thread that links together much of what you addressed: poverty reduction, food security, and reducing vulnerability to disasters.

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  • Trees and plants also play an important role to help induce airflow and provide shade on hotter days in courtyards, and water is a common element because it can help cool the air through evaporation and can have a calming effect on the space.

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  • Moreover, for water cooperation to be successful and sustainable, it requires a common understanding of the needs and challenges surrounding the issue of water.

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  • As a result, people will have less in common to chat about around the water-cooler.

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  • And water can be the common denominator to start this process.

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  • They make the world one, and capital, like water, tends to a common level.

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  • The common toad has not adapted as well to garden ponds as the common frog, as they need deeper water to spawn successfully.

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  • But clusters of detritus are common in the once fast-flowing water.

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  • Water damage is among the most common ailments for devices, repair-shop operators say.

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  • Sprouts are a common cause since they must be grown in water, which also happens to be a perfect medium for growing bacteria.

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  • Cruise lines quickly blame the passengers for not washing their hands, but the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration concluded long ago that the most likely and common source of norovirus is contaminated food or water.

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  • Janssen says that other common household items like plastic baby bottles and water filter pitchers contain bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen and has been linked in animals to infertility, enlarged prostates, abnormal chromosomes, obesity and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.

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  • What do water plants and aircraft engines have in common?

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  • "We're asking folks to observe low-water crossing (warnings), to use common sense and to stay off the road if possible, " Mayor Julian Castro said.

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  • Oxygen, water's other chemical constituent, is common in rocks.

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  • Hydraulic fracturing involves the injection of fluid consisting of approximately 99.5% water and sand (the rest consists of common industrial or even household chemicals or materials) through wells constructed with protective casing and cement, into producing shale formations.

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  • These bowls were common to each actor who grew up in places with no water.

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