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VD.194-Membrane filtration to test for faecal contamination of water samples - ( WEDC ).
VD.194-Membrane filtration to test for faecal contamination of water samples - ( WEDC ).

Thermotolerant faecal coliforms are indicator bacteria, which can form colonies at 44 degrees centigrade and can provide evidence of faecal contamination of water.

Membrane filtration is a means of testing the quality of water.

This film presents an overview of the process. Water is filtered though a membrane having pore sizes smaller than the size of a bacterium.

As water is filtered, bacteria are collected on the surface of the membrane.

The bacteria can then be incubated to produce visible colonies suitable for analysis.

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VD.194-Membrane filtration to test for faecal contamination of water samples - ( WEDC ).
VD.193-Measuring the turbidity of water - ( WEDC ).
VD.193-Measuring the turbidity of water - ( WEDC ).

This film looks at three methods of measuring turbidity in the field:

• measuring turbidity with a turbidity tube; • the Chinese method; and • measuring turbidity using a turbidity meter.

The first two methods are simple means of measurement.

The third involves the use of an electronic device that is more complex to use but is a more accurate means of measurement.

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VD.193-Measuring the turbidity of water - ( WEDC ).