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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: | Heterotrophic Plate Count (Synonym: Water, Distilled, Deionized, Clinical Lab Reagent Water (CLRW), Swimming Pool, Whirlpool, Bottled Water - inspector approved, packaged Ice) | ||
| Test Includes: | Swimming Pool, Whirlpool, Bottled Water, Packaged Ice and Distilled/Deionized/Clinical Lab Reagent Water (CLRW): Culture for heterotrophic plate count (HPC) | ||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB23105 | ||
| Primary Container: | Sterile sample bottle, ice collection jar | ||
| Minimum Collection Volume: | 200mL water, 1L ice | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Swimming Pool, Whirlpool, Bottled Water and Distilled/Deionized/Clinical Lab Reagent Water (CLRW) 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 | ||
| 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: | Swimming Pool and Whirlpool: 60 hours Bottled Water, Packaged Ice and Distilled/Deionized/Clinical Lab Reagent Water (CLRW): 84 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.) and Preparation and Testing of Reagent Water in the Clinical Laboratory; Approved Guideline (Current Ed.) 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: | Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | ||
