To do this we carry out a standard 18 - hour test for the detection and quantification of E.
coli in water samples.
Not exact matches
The swimming bans, which will be
in effect at least through Saturday morning, were enacted Friday after Lake Michigan
water samples taken Thursday morning were tested and found to contain high levels of E.
coli bacteria, which can indicate the presence of other harmful bacteria.
The researchers used source - tracking markers, a novel method Rose calls «CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) for
water,» to
sample 64 river systems
in Michigan for E.
coli and the human fecal bacteria B - theta.
Doctoral student Sadia Salam runs
water samples through a filter to collect E.
coli bacteria under the guidance of assistant professor Rachel McDaniel, a
water resource engineer
in the South Dakota State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.
PUC receives a fax from a lab confirming E.
coli contamination
in May 15
water sample.