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FIGURE 2. Wisconsin counties containing private wells sampled randomly (blue)
or requested by residents suffering gastrointestinal problems (black).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This is work supported by the Wisconsin Department Natural Resources Groundwater
Coordinating Council. The authors wish to acknowledge the valuable contributions
of Becky
Leidner, Media Specialist and Linda Peterson, Senior Microbiologist from
the Wisconsin State
Laboratory of Hygiene.
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