Biological Pollutants in Ambient Water

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Analytical Methods for Biological Pollutants in Wastewater and Sewage Sludge (September 29, 2006)

We issued new methods that use culture-based approaches to detect enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in wastewater. Additional tests will also identify Salmonella and fecal coliform bacteria in sewage sludge.

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Fact Sheet | Print Version (PDF) (1 page, 23 K)
Final Rule (Federal Register Notice) | Print Version (PDF) (15 pages, 556 K) (March 26, 2007)


Number	Method Title
1103.1	Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (mTEC) (PDF) (45 pages, 891 K)
1106.1	Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus-Esculin Iron Agar (mE-EIA) (PDF) (42 pages, 789 K)
1600	Membrane Filter Test Method for Enterococci in Water (PDF) (42 pages, 599 K)
1603	Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using Modified membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (Modified mTEC) (PDF) (42 pages, 535 K)
1680	Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium (PDF) (49 pp, 296 K)
1681	Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using A-1 medium (PDF) (51 pp, 341 K)
1682	Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium (PDF) (48 pp, 403 K)

Biological Pollutants in Ambient Water

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