Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
6601
Course Name
Microbiology Seminar
Contact Hours
5.5
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Pennsylvania Association of Accredited Environmental Laboratories
Primary Contact
Aaren Alger
office@paael.org
7178560744 Ext.
Website
Description
Testing drinking water and wastewater for Total coliforms and E.coli/fecals are critical tests to safeguard our public and the environment against contamination and possible sickness or worse. Students will have an introduction to water microbiology. Information on sampling procedures and analysis for the Revised Total Coliform Rule for Drinking Water will be included.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Introductions
8:40 a.m. Water Microbiology and Sampling, Revised Total Coliform Rule sampling procedures and analysis, Written Quiz
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Presence/Absence, Membrane Filtration, Colilert Methods, Quality Control for Colilert & Quanti-Tray
Oral Quiz
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Do Quality Control or Not on Lab Equipment?, New Methods
1:55 p.m. Break
2:10 p.m. Hands-on Training for Quanti-Tray, Colilert Products, & SimPlate.
There will be demo-trays to interpret and convert results to MPN/100ml
2:40 p.m. Most Probable Number vs. Colony Forming Units, Oral Quiz & Questions
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
Target Audience
Laboratory Analysts and municipal operators that work in Microbiology for water and wastewater municipal plants and in environmental laboratories.
Training Format
Classroom