TABLE 5.
Summary of phase 3 Dunnett's test results for time 0 comparisons (alpha = 0.05)
Laboratory | 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 | ||||||
Fairfax County Water | Potomac River | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 73 | NS | 51 (D) | NS | NS |
Fort Worth Water | Rolling Hills WTPb | Colilert | Yes | Utek | 63 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Indianapolis Water | Fall Creek | Colilert | No | Utek | 337 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
White River | Colilert | No | Utek | 534 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
City of Phoenix | Squaw Peak WTP | Colilert | No | Wet ice | 11 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Union Hills WTP | Colilert | Yes | Wet ice | 69 | NS | NS | NS | NS | |
Jefferson Parish | Mississippi River | mTEC | No | Wet ice | 310 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Southern Nevada | SNWS Pumping Plant 1 | mTEC | Yes | Utek | 17 | 30 (I) | 32 (I) | 34 (I) | 44 (I) |
Passaic Valley | Passaic & Ramapo Rivers | mFC/NA-MUG | No | Blue ice | 193 | NS | 90 (D) | 108 (D) | 85 (D) |
Portland Water Bureau | Station 2 | mEndo/NA-MUG | Yes | Blue ice | 44 | NS | 55 (I) | NS | NS |
Mohawk Valley | Hinckley Reservoir | mEndo/NA-MUG | Yes | Utek | 42 | 97 (I) | NS | NS | NS |
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene | Willow Creek | mEndo/NA-MUG | No | Wet | 56,000 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Wingra Springs | mEndo/NA-MUG | No | Wet | 367 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
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.
WTP, water treatment plant.