BS EN ISO 7704:2023
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Water quality. Requirements for the performance testing of membrane filters used for direct enumeration of microorganisms by culture methods
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2023 | 50 |
This document specifies the requirements for the performance testing of membrane filters used for the retention followed by direct enumeration of microorganisms by culture methods. This document is applicable to membrane filters which are used for retention followed by direct enumeration of specific microorganisms on solid media or on other devices containing media, like absorbent pads[19]. This document is not applicable for membrane filters used for concentration and elution or for qualitative methods. These tests are applicable to the membrane filters intended for the microbiological analysis of different types of water, such as: ā drinking water, bottled water and other types of water with expected low numbers of microorganisms; ā water with expected higher numbers of microorganisms, for example, surface water and process water. These tests are intended to demonstrate the suitability of the whole system (membrane filter together with the culture medium including the filtration step) required for the specific tests described in References [3], [6], [8], [10], [12] and [13]. This document applies to: ā manufacturers producing membrane filters; ā microbiological laboratories using membrane filters for their own testing or providing these to other end users.
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2 | undefined |
4 | European foreword Endorsement notice |
7 | Foreword |
9 | Introduction |
11 | 1 āScope 2 āNormative references 3 āTerms and definitions |
12 | 3.1 āGeneral terminology |
13 | 3.2 āTerminology of performance testing |
14 | 3.3 āTerminology for test microorganisms |
15 | 4 āPrinciple 4.1 āGeneral 4.1.1 āIntroduction |
16 | 4.1.2 āBatch testing 4.1.3 āSupplementary testing |
17 | 4.2 āPerformance testing 4.2.1 āModules for batch and supplementary testing 4.2.2 āAbsence of microbial contamination |
18 | 5 āApparatus and glassware 6 āCulture media and diluents 7 āPreparation of microorganisms for performance testing 7.1 āGeneral 7.2 āReference count 7.2.1 āQuantitative productivity testing |
19 | 7.2.2 āQualitative selectivity testing 7.2.3 āQualitative specificity testing 7.3 āPreparation of a standardized test suspension using a working culture 7.3.1 āGeneral 7.3.2 āPreparation of the working culture |
20 | 7.3.3 āPreparation of a standardized test suspension (inoculum) for the test 7.4 āPreparation of a test suspension using reference material 8 āSampling of membrane filters for testing |
21 | 9 āProcedure 9.1 āGeneral 9.2 āInoculation by spread plate technique 9.2.1 āGeneral |
22 | 9.2.2 āInoculation 9.3 āInoculation by membrane filtration technique 9.3.1 āGeneral 9.3.2 āInoculation |
23 | 9.4 āIncubation and counting 9.5 āTest for absence of microbial contamination 10 āCalculation, expression and interpretation of results 10.1 āGeneral 10.2 āProductivity testing |
24 | 10.3 āSelectivity testing 10.4 āSpecificity testing 11 āDocumentation of test results 11.1 āTest report |
25 | 11.2 āInformation provided by the manufacturer 11.3 āTraceability |
26 | Annex A (normative) Diagram of the procedure for batch testing |
27 | Annex B (informative) Example of a card for recording test results from batch testing |
28 | Annex C (informative) Quantitative supplementary testing of membrane filters |
31 | Annex D (informative) Qualitative supplementary testing of membrane filters |
35 | Annex E (informative) Practical example of quantitative batch testing and quantitative supplementary testing by the end user |
45 | Bibliography |