TABLE 1.
Target(s) | Methoda | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|
Fecal coliforms | Standard method 9222 D | 5 |
E. coli | U.S. EPA method 1603 | 49 |
C. perfringens | U.S. EPA method 600-R-95/030 | 48 |
Enterococci (membrane filtration) | U.S. EPA method 1600 | 50 |
Enterococci (chromogenic substrate) | IDEXX method | |
Enterococci (qPCR) | Method of Haughland et al. | 30 |
E. faecium esp | Method of Scott et al. | 40 |
Human polyomaviruses | Method of McQuaig et al. | 36 |
V. vulnificus | Method of Kaysner and DePaola and Gordon et al. | 26, 34 |
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. | Traditional filtration (IDEXX Filtamax) followed by traditional microscopy using method 1623 | 52 |
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. | Bilayer filtration system followed by qPCR as described by Guy et al. | 1, 3, 28 |
Enterovirus, norovirus, and hepatitis A virus | Bilayer filtration system followed by qPCR as described by DeLeon et al. | 1, 3, 18 |
Details concerning the methods used are provided in the supplemental material.