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RECORD NUMBER: 760 OF 2069Main Title | Enhanced Recovery of Coliforms by Anaerobic Incubation. | |||||||||||
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Author | Sinclair, N. A. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Arizona Univ., Tucson. Dept. of Microbiology.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1984 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-R-807964; EPA-600/D-84-047; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB84-153964 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Coliform bacteria ; Potable water ; Bacteria ; Anaerobic processes ; Detection ; Incubators ; Water pollution detection ; Drinking water | |||||||||||
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Collation | 22p | |||||||||||
Abstract | A total of 529 well and distribution potable water samples were analyzed for total coliforms by the most probable number (MPN) and membrane filter (MF) techniques. Standard plate count (SPC) bacteria and MF non-coliform bacteria were also enumerated. Frequency of coliform detection, turbidity in MPN tubes and extensive overgrowth by non-coliforms on MF filters were directly proportional to SPC. Overgrowth by non-coliforms on MF filters suppressed sheen development and, in turn, masked coliform detection. |