LaMotte EZ 3-0034 - Manual (Page 11)

Non-Coliforms bacteria that form colonies that are not blue/purple or
pink/magenta on Coliscan Easygel medium and are not considered
to be of fecal origin. They live naturally in soil and water.
Patho gen disease causing microbe
Nonpoint
source pol lu tion
(NPS) pollution that cannot be traced to a single point, such as an outlet
or pipe, because it comes from many individual places or a
widespread area (typically urban, rural, and agricultural runoff, acid
mine drainage).
Point source
pol lu tion (PS) pollution that can be traced to a single point source, such as a pipe
or culvert (Example: industrial and wastewater treatment plant, and
certain storm water discharges).
Pol lu tion contaminants in the air, water, or soil that cause harm to human
health or the environment.
Ref er ences
Many EPA webpages are valuable resources.
1 www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/technical.html#tech
Beach and recreational water quality monitoring and reporting handbook; How to
design and implement community water quality monitoring program
2 www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/local/statreptac.pdf
Bacterial water quality standards adopted by states for marine and fresh water
recreational and fish and wildlife use
www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/volunteer
Volunteer monitoring programs: fact sheets, methods, newsletter, national directory of
volunteer monitoring programs, and much more
www.epa.gov/maia/html/fecal.html
What can you do about fecal water contamination?
www.alabamawaterwatch.org
More than a decade of experience in monitoring Alabama water bodies for pollution
3 www.micrologylabs.com/html/education_ideas.html
Microbiology for Everyone, Jonathan N. Roth – many science fair ideas, lab activities
4 USEPA 1997. Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual. EPA 841-B-97-003
pgs 180-184.
www.ccme.ca/sourcetotap/ecoli.html
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment E. coli fact sheet and suggestions
for individuals who want to help avoid contaminating our water supply.
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