BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999
Water quality. Detection and enumeration of intestinal enterococci in surface and waste water. Miniaturized method (Most probable number) for surface and waste water

Standard No.

BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999

Release Date

1999

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999(2008)*BS 6068-4.3:1999

Latest

BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999(2008)*BS 6068-4.3:1999

Scope

This part of ISO 7899 specifies a miniaturized method for the detection and enumeration of major intestinal enterococci in surface and waste water by inoculation in a liquid medium. The method is applicable to all types of surface and waste waters, particularly those rich in suspended matter. This method is not suitable for drinking water and any other type of water for which the guideline count is less than 15 per 100 ml.

BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999 history

• 1970 BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999(2008)*BS 6068-4.3:1999 Water quality — Detection and enumeration of intestinal enterococci — Part 1 : Miniaturized method (Most Probable Number) for surface and waste water
• 1999 BS EN ISO 7899-1:1999 Water quality. Detection and enumeration of intestinal enterococci in surface and waste water. Miniaturized method (Most probable number) for surface and waste water