Drinking Water Analysis

 

 

The State of California has declared that all drinking water shall be absent of coliform bacteria, and have a total bacterial concentration less than 500/ml. Please see ELAP requirements for information on sampling and transporting water for analysis.


Certified test methods include:

 

A Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) is performed to determine the total level of bacteria (all types) present in a water sample.

 

Multiple Tube Fermentation for Presence/Absence results.

These include results for Total and Fecal Coliform bacteria.

The turn-a-round time for this test is 2-7 days.

 

A chromogenic substrate analysis for Presence/Absence results.

These include results for Total Coliform and E. coli bacteria.

The turn-a-round time for this test is 24hours.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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