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(a) Procedure for establishing a baseline number of E. coli remaining in the funnel after funnel re-use with no decontamination. (b) Procedure for assessing decontamination efficacy using an alcohol wipe or autoclave in the laboratory. High spike (HS) water contained approximately 10⁵ CFU/100 mL E. coli.
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To monitor safely managed drinking water services, an increasing number of countries have integrated water quality testing for Escherichia coli into nationally-representative household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). However, plastic waste generated during such water quality testing programs, mostly through the use of...
