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Summary of remote soil sample data
| Sampling location and date (mo/day/yr) | Water content (% [wt]) | Organics (%) | No. of bacteria (MPN/g of soil [dry wt])a (avg ± SD)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | Enterococci | C. perfringens | |||
| Steep embankment, 7/2/00 | 17 | 10 | 22 ± 1 | 1,643 ± 904 | 604 ± 262 |
| Shallow embankment 8/8/00 | 8 | 5 | 8 ± 3 | 8 ± 3 | 120 ± 38 |
| Dead-end embankment, 8/8/00b | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | <6.7 |
MPN, most probable number.
No standard deviations available for the samples taken from the dead-end embankment.
