Colilert®

Proven

• US EPA-approved, 24-hour test for drinking and source waters.
• International approvals include US EPA, Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, AOAC, IBWA, and EBWA.
• Millions of tests are run worldwide every year.
  
  
  
  

Easy

• Ease of use simplifies training.
• Unit-dosed packaging eliminates media preparation.
• No repeat testing due to clogged filters or heterotrophic interference.
• Quality Control (QC) procedure can be done in 15 minutes.
  
  
  
  

Rapid

• Under one minute hands-on time.
• Detects coliforms and E. coli simultaneously in 24 hours or less.
• No confirmations needed.
• No glassware cleaning or colony counting.
  
  
  
  

Accurate

• Identifies E. coli specifically, which eliminates unneeded public notification due to Klebsiella pneumoniae.
• Suppresses up to 2 million heterotrophs per 100 mL.
• Eliminates the subjective interpretation found in traditional methods.
• Detects a single viable coliform or E. coli per sample.
  
  
  
  

Economical

• 20 to 50% less expensive than traditional methods. (According to AWWARF Research Application #4).
• 95% lower equipment costs.
• Minimizes evening and weekend work.
• Up to 12-month shelf life at room temperature.
  
  
  
  

Flexible

• A Colilert® Snap Pack can be used for presence/absence (P/A) or quantification testing.
• Quanti-Tray® provides counts to 200/100 mL without dilutions.
• Quanti-Tray®/2000 provides counts to 2,419/100 mL without dilutions.
• Colilert is also available predispensed in 10 mL Most Probable Number (MPN) tubes.