Standard methods for the examination of water and sewage

by American Public Health Association. Laboratory Section; American Chemical Society; Association of Official Agricultural Chemists

INDEX.

• A.
• Acidity, determination of, [39].
• Acids, mineral, [41].
• Agar, nutrient, [94], [96].
  • lactose-litmus, [97].
• Alkali carbonates, [39].
• Alkalinity, determination of, [35].
• Albuminoid nitrogen, [20].
• Aluminium sulfate, determination of, [41].
  • analysis of, [78].
• Aluminium and iron, determination of, [57].
• Ammonia nitrogen, determination of, [15].
• Apparatus, bacteriological, [93].
• Application of colon group tests, [102].
• Arsenic, determination of, [63].
• Azolitmin solution, [96].
• B.
• Bacillus aërogenes, reactions, [108].
  • cloacae, reactions, [108].
  • coli, reactions, [108].
• B. coli group, tests, [100].
  • application of, [102].
  • fecal and non-fecal, [106].
  • summary of tests, [104].
• Bacteriological examination, [93].
  • bibliography, [110].
• Basicity ratio, [80].
• Bibliography,
  • bacteriological, [110].
  • chemical, [82].
  • microscopical, [91].
• Biochemical oxygen demand, [71].
  • in sludge and mud, [76].
• Bismuthate method (Mn), [49].
• Boric acid, [63].
• Bottles, sample, [1], [93].
  • dilution, [93].
• Bromine and iodine, determination of, [61].
• Broth, nutrient, [95].
  • sugar, [95].
• C.
• Calcium, determination of, [57].
• Carbon dioxide, determination of, [40].
• Chemical analysis, water and sewage, [1].
  • bibliography, [82].
• Chemicals, analysis of, [77].
• Chloride, determination of, [41].
• Chlorine, determination of, [64].
• Coefficient of fineness, [8].
• Collection of samples, bacteriological, [93].
  • chemical, [1].
• Colon group, tests (see “B. coli”), [100].
• Color, determination of, [9].
• Copper, determination of, [53], [55].
• Counting (bacterial), [99].
• Cultural characters of colon group, [108].
• Culture media, [94].
  • azolitmin solution, [96].
  • Endo’s medium, [97].
  • litmus-lactose-agar, [97].
  • litmus solution, [96].
  • methyl red test, [107].
  • nutrient agar, [96].
  • nutrient broth, [95].
  • nutrient gelatin, [96].
  • sterilization, [95].
  • sugar broth, [95].
  • titration, [94].
  • tryptophane broth, [107].
• D.
• Dilution (bacteriological), [98].
• Dissolved oxygen, [65].
• E.
• Effluents, relative stability of, [69].
  • biochemical, oxygen, demand of, [71].
• Endo’s medium, [97].
• Erythrosine indicator, [36].
• Ether—soluble matter, [69].
  • in sludge and mud, [75].
• Evaporation, [29].
• Expression of results (see under “Results”).
• F.
• Fat, determination of, [69], [75].
• Fecal and non-fecal members, colon group, [106].
• Fermentation tubes, [93].
• Ferrous sulfide in sludge and mud, [76].
• Ferrous iron, determination of, [47].
• Ferric iron, determination of, [48].
• Fineness, coefficient of, [8].
• G.
• Gelatin media, [94], [96].
• H.
• Hardness, determination of, [30].
  • bicarbonate, [37].
  • carbonate, [38].
  • hydroxide, [38].
  • non-carbonate, [34].
  • temporary, [34].
• Hydrogen sulfide, determination of, [63].
• Hydrogen-ion determination, [94].
• I.
• Ignition, loss on, [30].
• Incubation, [99].
• Indol test, broth for, [107].
• Indicators, [36], [94], [107].
• Iodine and bromine, determination of, [61].
• Iron and Aluminium, separation, [57].
  • analysis of, [79].
• Iron, determination of, [43].
  • standards, [45].
  • sulfate, determination of, [41].
  • analysis of, [81].
• L.
• Lacmoid indicator, [36].
• Lead, determination of, [51], [55].
• Lime, analysis of, [80].
• Lithium, determination of, [60].
• Litmus reagent, [94].
  • lactose-agar, [97].
  • solution, [96].
• M.
• Manganese, determination of, [48].
• Materials, bacteriological, [93].
• Meat extract, [93].
• Media, culture (see “Culture media”), [94]–7, [107].
• Methyl orange indicator, [37].
• Methyl red media, [107].
  • test, [107].
• Microscopical bibliography, [91].
  • examination, [89].
• Mineral analysis, [56].
• Moisture in sludge and mud, [74].
• Mud deposits, analysis, [73].
• N.
• Nessler’s reagent,
  • color standards, [10].
  • ammonia determination, [19].
• Nitrogen, [15].
  • ammonia, [15].
  • albuminoid, [20].
• Nitrogen, in sludge and mud, [74].
  • nitrate, [23].
  • nitrite, [22].
  • organic, [21].
  • total, [25].
• Nutrient media (see “Culture media”), [94], [107].
• O.
• Odor, [12].
• Organic nitrogen, [21].
• Oxygen consumed, [25].
  • demand, biochemical, [71].
  • dissolved, [65].
  • in fresh and sea water (table), [68].
• P.
• Peptone, authorized brands, [93].
• Persulfate method (Mn), [48].
• Petri dishes, [93].
• Phenoldisulfonic acid method (nitrate), [23].
• Phenolphthalein indicator, [36], [94].
• Physical examination, [4].
• Pipettes, bacteriological, [93].
• Plating, bacteriological, [99].
• Platinum-cobalt color standard, [9].
  • wire turbidity, [5].
• Potassium, determination of, [59].
• Presumptive tests, colon group, [102].
• R.
• Reactions of colon group, [108].
• Reaction of culture media, [94].
  • of sludge and mud, [73].
• Reduction method (nitrate), [24].
• Relative stability method, [71].
• Residue on evaporation, [29].
• Results, expression of,
  • bacteriological, [103].
  • chemical examination, [14].
  • color, [8].
  • odor, [12].
• Results, interpretation of (bacteriological), [106].
• Routine procedure (bacteriological), [108].
• S.
• Samples,
  • bacterial, [93].
  • bottles, [1].
  • chemical, [1].
  • interval before analysis of, [2].
  • quantity required, [1].
  • representative, [3].
  • sludge and mud, [73].
• Sewage sludge, analysis, [73].
• Silica, determination of, [56].
• Soda ash, analysis of, [82].
• Soap method (hardness), [31].
• Sodium and potassium, [58].
• Solids, total, fixed, volatile, [29].
• Specific gravity of sludge and mud, [74].
• Stability, relative, of effluents, [69].
  • method, relative, [71].
• Standards,
  • ammonia, [17].
  • chlorine, [65].
  • color, [9].
  • hardness, [32].
  • iron, [45].
  • Nessler, color, [10].
  • platinum-cobalt, [10].
  • turbidity, [4].
• Sterilization of media, [95].
• Storage of samples, [2], [98].
• Sugars for media, [94].
• Sugar broths, [95].
• Sulfate, K and Na, [58].
• Suspended matter, [30].
• T.
• Tin, determination of, [54], [55].
• Tintometer, Lovibond, [11].
• Titration of media, [94].
• Total nitrogen, [25].
  • residue on evaporation, [29].
• Tryptophane broth, [107].
• Turbidity, [4].
  • coefficient of fineness, [8].
  • platinum wire method, [5].
  • rod, graduation, [6].
  • standard, [4].
  • turbidimetric method, [7].
  • turbidometer, graduation, [8].
• V.
• Voges-Proskauer test, [107].
• Volatile matter, [29].
  • in sludge and mud, [74].
• Z.
• Zinc, [52].

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
3. The [Chemical Bibliography] was reformatted in footnote style.
4. The [Bacteriological Bibliography] was reformatted in footnote style and the numbering was increased by 200.