Analytical Methods

Biological Pollutants in Ambient Water; Final Rule

• Fact Sheet
• Federal Register Notice (July 21, 2003)
  • Correction (September 19, 2003)

Test Methods

• Method 1103.1: Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (mTEC) (PDF, 600KB)
• Method 1106.1: Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus-Esculin Iron Agar (mE-EIA) (PDF, 524KB)
• Method 1600: Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus Indoxyl-B-D-Glucoside Agar (mEI) (PDF, 234KB)
• Method 1603: Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using Modified membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (Modified mTEC) (PDF, 260KB)
• Method 1604: Total Coliforms andEscherichia coli in Water by MembraneFiltration Using a Simultaneous DetectionTechnique (MI Medium) (PDF, 636KB)

Proposed Rule

• Fact Sheet
• Federal Register Notice (August 30,2001)