When this water is used for agricultural irrigation, farmers risk absorbing disease-causing bacteria, as do consumers who eat the produce raw and unwashed.

当这种水用于农业灌溉时，农民有接触到致病细菌的风险，那些食用了未加工和未经清洗的农产品的消费者也会面临这种风险。

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The U.S. bacterial limit is no more than 500 colony-forming units of bacteria per milliliter of water.

美国的细菌数量上限是每毫升水不超过500个菌落形成单位。

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Salt takes in plenty of water, so most bacteria can not live in a salty environment.

盐会吸收大量的水，所以大多数细菌不能在含盐的环境中生存。

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They hope that future synthetic cells can make useful bacteria for products like bio-fuels or vaccines, and to clean up polluted water.

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But could find none. "Over time oil does dissipate and can get broken down from bacteria and other organisms in the water, but still they are putting certain dispersants on the oil that makes it sink down to the bottom."

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Geological forces lifted these oil-bearing rocks up toward the surface of the earth, within reach of water and bacteria.

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Because honey is composed of saturated sugars, it sucks up water, depriving bacteria of the liquid they need to survive and multiply.

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Other projects included a method for detecting toxins in water using glowing bacteria and studying the effect of nano particles on other bulk particles.

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