Transcript Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday, September
26, 2011
This week...
• Monday - data sharing, fecal coliform
test
• Tuesday - Water lecture
• Wednesday - Nitrate and Phosphate
tests.
Things you must
accomplish today...
• Fecal Coliform protocol
• Fecal Coliform test
• Share data
• Upload Pictures to desktops
Coliform Bacteria
Protocol
• Fill the tube to the 10ml line
• Replace cap
• stand the tube upright with the tablet flat
on the bottom of the tube
• Incubate the tube upright, at room
temperature, for 48 hours
• Compare the contents in the tube to the
color chart
Wednesday
September 28, 2011
Today we will...
1. Sophomores interested in a long term
internship?
2. Get down the nitrate and phosphate protocols
3. Complete your nitrate and phosphate test
4. Check coliform test
**TAKE PICTURES OF ALL TEST RESULTS**
Nitrate Protocol
1. Fill the test tube to the 5 mL line.
2. Add one Nitrate #1
3. Cap the tube & the mix until the tablet has
disintegrated.
4. Add one Nitrate #2 CTA
5. Cap the tube and mix until the table has
disintegrated.
6. Wait 5 minutes.
7. Compare the color or sample to the nitrate color
chart. NOTE: If the reaction is yellow, record result
as 0ppm.
Phosphate Protocol
• Fill the test tube to the 5 mL line.
• Add one Phosphorus.
• Cap the tube & mix until the tablet has
disintegrated.
• Wait 5 minutes.
• Compare the color of the sample to the
Phosphate color chart record result as
ppm phosphate.
Check your coliform
test
• Record results ( BE DESCRIPTIVE
ABOUT COLOR & BUBBLES )