Enumeration of coliforms from streams containing acid mine water

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · J. Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5131469

Double, M L; Bissonnette, G K

Bacteriological studies were conducted on several streams affected by acid mine water and organic waste pollution. The multiple-tube fermentation technique was shown to be superior in recovery of sublethally injured coliforms from such environments when compared with the conventional one-step membrane filtration technique. Substantially enhanced recovery of injured coliforms resulted with the inclusion of an enrichment step when using the membrane filtration procedure.

• Research Organization: West Virginia Univ., Morgantown
• OSTI ID: 5131469
• Journal Information: J. Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States), Vol. 52:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
MONITORING
COLIFORMS
BACTERIA
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FERMENTATION
FILTRATION
MEMBRANES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
WATER POLLUTION
BIOCONVERSION
MICROORGANISMS
POLLUTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
010900 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Environmental Aspects