TABLE 4.
Site | Method | Spiked | Coolant | Mean no. of E. coli/ 100 ml at time 0 | No. of E. coli/100 ml (significant change in density) at indicated time (h) after sample collectiona
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8 | 24 | 30 | 48 | |||||
Williamstown, Ky. | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 66 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Colilert | Yes | Utek | 66 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Wet ice | 57 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 57 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Northern, Newport, Ky. | Colilert | No | Wet ice | 3,057 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Colilert | No | Utek | 3,057 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | No | Wet ice | 2,523 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | No | Utek | 2,523 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Bethel, Ohio | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 102 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Colilert | Yes | Utek | 102 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Wet ice | 92 | NS | NS | NS | 69 (D) | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 92 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Cincinnati Water Works, | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 89 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Colilert | Yes | Utek | 89 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Wet ice | 63 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 63 | NS | NS | NS | 41 (D) | |
Clermont County, Ohio | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 78 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Colilert | Yes | Utek | 78 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Wet ice | 83 | NS | NS | INVD | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 83 | NS | NS | INVD | 55 (D) | |
Falmouth, Ky. | Colilert | No | Wet ice | 9,840 | NS | NS | 6,087 (D) | 4,240 (D) |
Colilert | No | Utek | 9,840 | 6,827 (D) | NS | 6,073 (D) | 5,700 (D) | |
mFC/NA-MUG | No | Wet ice | 8,200 | NS | 5,400 (D) | 4,533 (D) | 3,600 (D) | |
mFC/NA-MUG | No | Utek | 8,200 | NS | 5,200 (D) | NS | 4,400 (D) | |
Williamsburg, Ohio | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 1,597 | 2,051 (I) | NS | 1,089 (D) | 893 (D) |
Colilert | Yes | Utek | 1,597 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Wet ice | 1,477 | NS | 1,083 (D) | 906 (D) | 1,067 (D) | |
mFC/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 1,477 | 1,117 (D) | 1,097 (D) | 992 (D) | 1,066 (D) |
D, significant decrease in E. coli density compared to the time 0 results; I, significant increase in E. coli density compared to the time 0 results; NS, no significant difference in E. coli density compared to the time 0 results; INVD, invalid data.