E*Colite rapidly detects a single coliform and/ or E. coli bacteria in 100 ml of water. E*Colite medium is approved as a presence/absence test under the EPA Total Coliform Regulation and the Ground Water Rule for potable water. E*Colite is also available in a new, not yet approved, vial container format with a shortened incubation time. Drinking water, waste water, surface water, ground water, rinse water and reclaimed water can be tested with E*Colite.
E*COLITE AT A GLANCE • Presence/Absence of coliforms and E. coli in potable water •Unique single-use self-contained, Burst-a-Seal bag •Thiosulfate and bactericide included •Coliform results in 28 hours •Easy interpretation of results – blue color development
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E*Colite Bag Kits:
E*Colite Bag Tests for Water (available in kits of 25, 100 and 500)
ECOLT-25K ECOLT-100K ECOLT-500K
E*Colite Bag Tests for Juice (available in kits of 25, 100 and 500)
ECOLT-J-25K ECOLT-J-100K ECOLT-J-500K
E*Colite Vial Kits:
100 E*Colite Vial Test Kit (available in kits of 20 and 100)
ECOLT-V-20K ECOLT-V-100K
EPA Method 1601 is a specified coliphage method in the Ground Water Rule. Fast Phage’s 16-hour plaque result is equivalent to Method 1601. Additional benefits of the Fast Phage method include:
Convenient ready-to-use reagents
Accelerated enrichment time
Rapid fluorescent prediction
Method modifications may be implemented as equivalent to Method 1601 following intra-lab validation that demonstrate detection criteria specified in Performance Based Method System EPA 1601 are met
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