Environmental Testing

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Environmental Monitoring:

Air (settling plate count), Sponge, and Swab

Sterility Testing:

Self-Contained Biological Indicators (SCBI)
Spore Strip Immersion

Objectionable Microorganisms:

Escherichia coli
Listeria
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Salmonella
spp.

Soil Amendments (Compost and Fertilizers):

SM 9221E: Enumeration of Fecal Coliforms
SM 9221F: Enumeration of E. coli
Detection of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella

Sewage Sludge (Biosolids):

EPA 1680:  Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using Lauryl Tryptose Broth (LTB) and EC Medium
EPA 1681:  Fecal Coliforms in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Multiple-Tube Fermentation using A-1 Medium
EPA 1682:  Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium