Comparative Analysis of Four Monitoring Methods for Fecal Coliforms in Water
Fecal coliform,as a factor that can reflect water quality and health safety,has become an important index of water pollution evaluation.At present,there are four main methods in domestic environmental monitoring field:Multi-Tube Fermentation,Rapid Paper Strip Method,Enzyme Substrate Technique and Membrane Filter Method.The above four methods were compared and discussed from the aspects of principle,positive identification method,application scope,detection limit,method characteristics and interference factors,indicating the characteris-tics of the four methods,and summarizing the practical work should be selected according to local conditions,which is helpful to improve the monitoring quality and improve work efficiency.
Fecal coliformMulti-Tube FermentationRapid Paper Strip MethodEnzyme Substrate TechniqueMembrane Filter Method