Dear All
An undergraduate has just approached me requesting to test water
samples for a local environemtal group. I am familiar with the
basics of testing for fecal coliforms, but I have never applied the
technque in the real world. Which is considered the most reliable -
the filtration technique with cultivation of filter in MF-endo media
or the traditional MPN technique followed by plating of samples on
EMB agar?
He also is interested in testing for dissolved nitrogen and
phosphorous. Any suggestions for methods to detect these?
Thanks!
Ann
Ann C. Smith Ph.D.
Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies
Department of Microbiology
University of Maryland
