Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
1
II.
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;
Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
68
FR
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43272­
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Guidelines
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for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
FRN
2003
11
68
FR
43272
A.
2
0066
Laboratory
Quality
Assurance
Evaluation
Program
for
Analysis
of
Cryptosporidium
Under
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act;
Agency
Information
Collection:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request
FRN
2002
4
67
FR
9731
A.
3
0001
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;

Proposed
Rule
FRN
2001
19
66
FR
45811
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See
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0037
Bacteriological
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Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
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in
Ambient
Water;
Final
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Procedures
for
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Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
3
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15
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Improved
Enumeration
Methods
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821­
R­
97­
004)
REF
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53
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B.
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Immunofluorescence
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From
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1622
(
EPA­
821­
R­
01­
027)
REF
2001
36
USEPA,
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B.
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20
0057
Method
1103.1:
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
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in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
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Escherichia
coli
Agar
(
mTEC)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
020)
REF
2002
19
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
21
0058
Method
1106.1:
Enterococci
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
Enterococcus­
Esculin
Iron
Agar
(
mE­
EIA)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­

021)
REF
2002
18
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
22
0059
Method
1600:
Enterococci
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
membrane­
Enterococcus
Iron
Agar
(
mEI)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
022)
REF
2002
16
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
23
0060
Method
1603:
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
coli)
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
Modified
membrane­
Thermotolerant
Escherichia
coli
Agar
(
mTEC)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
023)
REF
2002
15
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
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OW
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Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
4
B.
24
0061
Method
1604:
Total
Coliforms
and
Escherichia
coli
(
E.
coli)
in
Water
by
Membrane
Filtration
Using
a
Simultaneous
Detection
Technique
(
MI
Medium)
(
EPA­
821­
R­
02­
024)
REF
2002
20
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
B.
25
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Method
1622:
Cryptosporidium
in
Water
by
Filtration/
IMS/
FA
(
EPA­

821­
R­
01­
026)
REF
2001
57
USEPA,
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B.
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B.
26
0036
Method
1623:
Cryptosporidium
and
Giardia
in
Water
by
Filtration/
IMS/
FA
(
EPA­
821­
R­
01­
025)
REF
2001
58
USEPA,
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14;
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Test
Procedures
for
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Analysis
of
Pollutants;

Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Final
Rule
5
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R­
98­
003)
REF
1998
60
USEPA
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1
0091
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Response
Document:
Guidelines
Establishing
Test
Procedures
for
the
Analysis
of
Pollutants;
Analytical
Methods
for
Biological
Pollutants
in
Ambient
Water;
Proposed
Rule
DOC
2003
53
USEPA,
Office
of
Water
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2
0092
Microbiological
Alternate
Test
Procedure
Protocol
for
Drinking
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Ambient
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and
Wastewater
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Draft
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821­
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004)
DOC
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