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EPA Microbiology Home Page

Here you can access EPA resources related to microorganisms:

 

Micro Home graphicWelcome to the EPA Microbiology Home Page. The purpose of this site is to provide access to microbiology related information that has been developed or managed by the Agency. EPA methods related to bacteria, viruses and protozoans can be found at this site.

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  Aeromonas
Method 1605
  Coliphage
Method 1601 , 1602 
  Cryptosporidium
Method 1622, 1623, Images, Method Criteria
  E. coli
Method 1103.1, 1603, 1604 (MI Agar),
Recreational Water
Enterococci
Method 1106.1, 1600, Recreational Water
Giardia
Method 1623, Images, Method Criteria
Mold
Mold Detection Technology
Total Coliforms
Method 1604 (MI Agar)

Viruses
EPA Virus Methods Manual, Images

See Online Publications for brief descriptions of the above methods and for other publications. Additional microorganism-related Regulatory Support and Drinking Water Health documents are also available as is a listing of Approved Methods.

 
This website is maintained by the Microbiological & Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division (MCEARD) of the National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). The Division is located in Cincinnati Ohio at EPA's Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center. This Center is a focal point for microbiological research for the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The EPA Microbiology Home Page was developed from the EPA Microbiology Gopher which was established on the Internet in January 1994.

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