contamination
Since 1971, the U.S. Center for Disease Control had more than 600 waterborne disease outbreaks reported. The table below lists some of the worst outbreaks that occurred between 1987 and 1994. And according to the Center, reported outbreaks are only a “fraction” of the actual total.
Did you know . . . ?
Total medical and productivity loss costs associated with the 1993 outbreak of Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was more than 95 million dollars.
