Methods approved under Clean Water Act Section 304(h) and published at 40 CFR Part 136.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- 1600: Enterococci in Water by Membrane Filtration Using membrane-Enterococcus Indoxyl-β-D-Glucoside Agar (mEI) (PDF)(43 pp, 589 K, December 2009, 821-R-09-016)
- 1603: Escherichia coli (E. coli) in Water by Membrane Filtration Using Modified membrane-Thermotolerant Escherichia coli Agar (Modified mTEC) (PDF)(42 pp, 511 K, December 2009, 821-R-09-007)
- 1680: Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium (PDF)(50 pp, 266 K, April 2010, 821-R-10-003)
- 1681: Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using A-1 medium (PDF)(51 pp, 239 K, July 2006, 821-R-06-013)
- 1682: Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium (PDF)(48 pp, 290 K, July 2006, 821-R-06-14)