Colilert Tests
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