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1.0 OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.0 APPARATUS/ MATERIALS .................................................................................................................................. 3
3.0 THEORY/INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 4
4.0 PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.0 DATA COLLECTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4
6.0 DATA ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................................... 4
7.0 DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
8.0 CONCLUSSION ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
9.0 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

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List of Figures
Figure 1; Preparation of turbid water…………………………………………………………………………...…3
Figure 2; sampling beakers ....................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 3; Drum containing water and clay………………………………………………………………………..4
Figure 4; student collecting samples from a sedimentation column ......................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 5; Turbidimeter…………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Figure 6; Student Stirring turbid water ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 7; Plot of turbidity against time for sampling point 1. ...............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 8; Plot of turbidity against time for sampling point 3. ...............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 9; Plot of turbidity against time for sampling point 5. ...............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 10; Plot of turbidity against time for sampling point 7. .............................Error! Bookmark not defined.

List of Tables

Table 1; Turbidity for discrete settling ..................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 2; Turbidity for flocculent settling.................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 3; 100 x (𝐶𝑡/𝐶𝑜) vs time for discrete settling................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Table 4; 100 x (𝐶𝑡/𝐶𝑜) vs time for flocculent settling ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

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1.0 OBJECTIVES

To get introduced to sampling methods and microbiological examination methods used in water
supply and sanitation.
To determine the concentration of microbiological parameters (i.e. the number of total coliforms
or faecal coliforms per 100 ml) in laboratory tap water and water from the Goma lakes so as to
assess if these water sources have been contaminated by pathogens.

2.0 APPARATUS/ MATERIALS

Colony counter with a Magnifying Lens

Sterile Sartorius funnel.
Alcohol burner.
2 litre suction flask.
Electrical vacuum pump.
Sterile membrane filters 50mm diameter with a pore size of 0.45 microns.
Glass petri dishes with culture medium.
Pair of forceps
Sterile pipettes.
An incubator
Sterilized sampling bottles

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3.0 THEORY/INTRODUCTION

4.0 PROCEDURE

5.0 DATA COLLECTION

6.0 DATA ANALYSIS

7.0 DISCUSSION

8.0 CONCLUSSION

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9.0 REFERENCES