MINIMUM CONTAINER MAXIMUM
TYPE OF ANALYSIS SIZE TYPE PRESERVATION HOLD TIME
BACTERIOLOGICAL
Total Coliform 250 mL P, Ster keep cool, 4°C 48 h
Fecal Coliforms 250 mL P, Ster keep cool, 4°C 48 h
Fecal Streptococci 250 mL P, Ster keep cool, 4°C 48 h
E. coli 250 mL P, Ster keep cool, 4°C 48 h
Enterococci 250 mL P, Ster keep cool, 4°C 48 h
TAXONOMIC
Phytoplankton 1 L P 1-3 mL Lugol's 6 mo
Periphyton 250 mL P 1 mL Lugol's 6 mo
Zooplankton 250 mL P 70% ethanol 6 mo
Benthic invertebrates 500 mL P,W 70% ethanol 6 mo
LEGEND
P = plastic
Ster = sterile
W = wide mouth
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