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Sampling and testing: essential for quality control
Author(s) -
Ferguson Susan
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1981.tb00744.x
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , indicator organism , disease control , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , coliform bacteria , environmental health , statistics , biology , computer science , medicine , bacteria , mathematics , environmental engineering , philosophy , epistemology , computer vision , filter (signal processing) , genetics
The total coliform analysis test is an essential part of a water treatment facility's quality control program. This group of bacteria is used as a pollution indicator because of its close association with pathogenic (disease‐causing) organisms. Sampling apparatus, locations, and techniques are covered.