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. 2005 Feb;71(2):1042–1050. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.1042-1050.2005

TABLE 3.

Average monthly total culturable virus (MPN/liter) for Milwaukee's Jones Island WWTP influent and effluent for the period August 1994 through July 2003

Mo Influent mean (MPN/liter) Influent range (MPN/liter) Influent SD (MPN/liter) Effluent mean (MPN/liter) Effluent range (MPN/liter) Effluent SD (MPN/liter) Influent-effluent log difference of means
January 380 30-1,930 608 26 0-233 77 1.165
February 264 52-867 299 3 0-12 4 1.944
March 322 40-876 360 2 0-6 3 2.206
April 562 0-2758 929 0.5 0-4 1 3.051
May 295 0-701 215 3 0-12 5 1.992
June 692 30-2,612 849 2 0-16 5 2.539
July 3,086 354-9,251 3,105 2 0-10 4 3.188
August 3,247 621-12,820 3,795 5 0-28 9 2.813
Septembera 2,375 557-5,713 1,732 4 0-17 6 2.773
October 1,284 409-3,441 920 3 0-8 4 2.631
November 1,457 176-7,264 2,210 9 0-74 24 2.209
December 1,779 73-10,187 3,376 7 0-62 21 2.405
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Since neither WWTP influent nor effluent was collected in September 1994, the average MPN/liter for the other eight Septembers was used for September 1994 for table calculations.