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Water Microbiology Scheme

The scheme consists of 2 programs of natural water and 12 months of freeze dried check samples. Individual programs can also be purchased separately.

Program Number and Date Sample Type

Tests Offered

P4  April Natural Cooling Water

Legionella count and identification of 

L. pneumophila / species

Plate count 21ºC

Plate count 37ºC

Visual assessment of algae levels (upon special request)

P7 October Natural Cooling Water

Legionella count and identification of 

L. pneumophila / species

Plate count 21ºC

Plate count 37ºC

Visual assessment of algae levels

(upon special request)

CSP 

(operates from May until the following April)

Freeze dried check sample program

total plate count

plate count at 21ºC 

count of coliforms

count of E.coli

count of yeasts and moulds

count of coagulase positive Staphylococcus

count of Clostridium

count of Pseudomonas species

count of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Thermo-tolerant (faecal) coliform count

Enterococcus count

Faecal Streptococcus count 

CSP+ (operates as part of CSP program) Freeze dried check sample program

Salmonella

Vibrio

Campylobacter

P4 and P7 each consist of three samples. For the check sample program (CSP), there are 12 freeze dried samples. One sample is re-constituted every month and tested for set parameters. Results are submitted, and a summary report is provided after each round. These programs are designed to provide timely, essential information concerning your performance in the required tests.

We can monitor individual operators and methods for no extra charge if results are submitted from the same sample set.

 

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Date of page update: October 02, 2008