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Chapter A7. Biological Indicators


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Selected References

SELECTED REFERENCES AND INTERNAL DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS ON TECHNIQUES OF WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS

7.1--SELECTED REFERENCES FOR FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA

American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation, 1985, Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater (16th ed.): Washington, D.C., American Public Health Association, p. 905.

______1992, Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater (18th ed.)., Parts 9221 through 9225: Washington, D.C., American Public Health Association, p. 9-1 to 9-73.

Bordner R., and Winter, J., 1978, Microbiological methods for monitoring the environment, water, and wastes: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 600/8-78-017, 338 p.

Britton, L.J., and Greeson, P.E., eds., 1989, Methods for collection and analysis of aquatic biological and microbiological samples: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 5, chap. A4, 363 p.

Cabelli, V. J., 1977, Indicators of recreational water quality, in Hoadley, A.W., and Dutka, B.J., eds., Bacterial indicators/health hazards associated with water, 1977: American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM STP 635, p. 222-238.

Dufour, A.P., 1977, Escherichia coli--the fecal coliform, in Hoadley, A., and Dutka, B.J., eds., Bacterial indicators/health hazards associated with water, 1977: American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM STP 635, p. 48-58.

Dufour, A.P., and Cabelli, V.J., 1984, Health effects criteria for fresh recreational waters: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 600/1-84-004, 33 p.

Edwards, T.K., and Glysson, G.D., 1988, Field methods for measurement of fluvial sediment: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-531, 118 p.

Millipore Corporation, 1973, Biological analysis of water and wastewater--Application Manual AM302: Bedford, Mass., Millipore Corporation, p. 48-51.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1976, Quality criteria for water: Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Planning and Standards, EPA 440/9-76/023, 537 p.

______1982, Handbook for sampling and sample preservation of water and waste-water: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, EPA 600/4-82-029, p. 251-254.

______1985, Test method for Escherichia coli and enterococci in water by the membrane filter procedure: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory, EPA 600/4-85/076, 24 p.

______1986, Ambient water quality criteria for bacteria--1986: Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Regulations and Standards Division, EPA 440/5-84-002, p. 15.

______1991a, Test methods for Escherichia coli in drinking water, nutrient agar with MUG--membrane filter procedure: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (WH-550), EPA 600/4-91/016, 2 p.

______1991b, Final rule, National primary drinking water regulations--filtration, disinfection, turbidity, Giardia lamblia, viruses, Legionella, and heterotrophic bacteria: U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Parts 141 and 142, Part II, p. 27,486-27,541.

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS

The following memorandums are available electronically on the Internet through the USGS Home Page on the World Wide Web (the

site address (URL) is http://water.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/geturl?TECHMEMO.

Quality of Water Branch Technical Memorandum No. 76.25-t, WATER QUALITY: Analytical Methods--Microbiological, September 1976, 28 p.

Office of Water Quality Technical Memorandum No. 93.10, PROGRAMS AND PLANS--(1) Disposal of petri dishes containing bacteria media, and (2) Aspergillus, April 1993, 2 p.

PUBLICATIONS ON TECHNIQUES OF WATER-RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a series of manuals describing procedures for planning and conducting specialized work in water-resources investigations. The material is grouped under major subject headings called books and is further divided into sections and chapters. For example, Section A of Book 9 (Handbooks for Water-Resources Investigations) pertains to collection of water-quality data. The chapter, which is the unit of publication, is limited to a narrow field of subject matter. This format permits flexibility in revision and publication as the need arises.


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