Hands-On Operator Training Days: Fecal Coliform and E. Coli Analyses

Date
April 24, 2014, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm

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This spring, Alloway will be introducing our newest line of training options, Hands-On Operator Training Days. These workshops feature small class sizes where participants learn through hands-on instruction that takes place in the field or laboratory. At each workshop, participants have the opportunity to earn 4 Ohio EPA approved contact hours. 

On Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M., Alloway will be holding a workshop focused on Fecal Coliform and E. Coli analyses at the Alloway Marion facility, located at 1776 Marion-Waldo Rd., Marion, Ohio. This workshop provides the trainee with hands-on instruction on performing microbiological tests required in most NPDES permits. The entire course is presented in the laboratory. Topics to be covered include:

1. Equipment & Supplies

  a. Review of equipment and supplies needed        

b. Sterilization procedures 

2.    Reagents       

a. Preparation of rinse water for membrane filtration methods       

b. Preparation of negative control water for  E. Coli method       

c. Media specific to each test       

d. QC reagents

3.    Quality Control       

a. Batch Quality Control Requirements       

b. Method Quality Control Requirements

4.     Analytical Procedures       

a. Demonstrations on how to perform each test             

i.     Fecal Coliform by Membrane Filtration SM 9222D             

ii.    E. coli by Membrane Filtration Hach mColi Blue Method              

iii.   E. coli by Membrane Filtration EPA Method 1603             

iv.    E. coli by Quanti-Tray SM 9223 Colilert

5.     Calculations         

a.   Examples of calculations for each method          

b.  Problem sets and review

The standard fee for this workshop is $69, with Alloway's routine analytical customers receiving a special VIP rate of $29, which includes lunch.