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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | E.coli ES (Synonym: Water, Drinking, Bottled Water - inspector approved, packaged Ice) | ||
| Test Includes: | Drinking, Bottled Water and Packaged Ice: Presence/absence using defined substrate culture methods for E. coli | ||
| Ordering Alert: | For non-mandated testing, refer to Use of ProvLab for Drinking Water Bacteriological Samples Related to New Water Main Projects and contact APL.Clients@albertahealthservices.ca | ||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB23103 | ||
| Primary Container: | Sterile sample bottle and/or ice collection jar - provided by Public Health Laboratory (ProvLab) | ||
| Minimum Collection Volume: | 200mL water, 1L ice | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Water (Drinking, Bottled) 200 mL of water collected in sterile sample bottles Packaged Ice Fill a 1 litre ice collection jar provided by the laboratory See: General Test Ordering and Specimen Collection Information - Water and Ice Samples Use of ProvLab for Drinking Water Bacteriological Samples Related to New Water Main Projects | ||
| Processing: | Samples must be submitted with coolant (not loose ice) and be received at the Laboratory within 24 hours of collection | ||
| Routine Turn Around Time: | 30 hours | ||
| Testing Area: | Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Performing Site: | Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Calgary and Edmonton) | ||
| Additional Test Information: | Analysis performed based on protocols described in Standard Methods For the Examination of Water and Wastewater (Current Ed.). Test results conform to full requirements for microbiological water quality outlined in the latest edition of the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, or Health Canada Microbiological Standards for Bottled Water and Packaged Ice. Bottled Water and Packaged Ice Samples of bottled water and ice should be submitted for public health monitoring on finished product only. NOTE: Bottled water is only tested in consultation with a public health inspector. | ||
| Last Updated On: | Monday, January 6, 2025 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Dec 17 2024 12:00AM | ||
