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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

EPA Method 1682: Salmonella spp.

Citation:

U.S. EPA. 2006. “Method 1682: Salmonella in Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) by Modified Semisolid Rappaport-Vassiliadis (MSRV) Medium.” EPA-821-R-06-14.

Description:

Analytical Method

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for preparation and analysis of soil, drinking water and post decontamination waste water samples for non-typhoidal Salmonella; and for culture-based analysis of non-typhoidal Salmonella in prepared aerosol and particulate samples.

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