Microbiological tests have proven to be an indispensable part of environmental contaminant detection. It has also been tremendously difficult to find a comprehensive training manual and laboratory manual for those procedures. Microbiological Examination of Water and Wastewater now provides an all-inclusive guide to applications and techniques of microbiological testing, for laboratory trainees and environmental professionals alike. Coverage of General Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, plus Techniques and Methods in Routine Environmental Microbiology Laboratory allow readers to better understand the purpose and manner of microbiological examination. TOC:Scope and History of Microbiology.- Procaryotic Cell.- Microbial Metabolism.- Microbial Growth and its Control.- Microorganisms in the Environment.- Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants.- Microbiological Quality of Environmental Samples.- Safety in Environmental Microbiology Laboratory.- Laboratory Quality Assurance and Quality Control.- Collecting and Handling Environmental Samples for Microbiological Examination.- Laboratory Equipments and Supplies in Environmental Microbiology Laboratory.- Cul Media.- Direct Measurement of Bacterial Growth.- Estimation of Bacterial Numbers by Indirect Methods.- Methods for Analyzing Microbiological Quality of the Environmental Heterotrophic Plate Counts.- Determination of Total Coliform.- Determination of Fecal Coliform.- Determination of Fecal Streptococcus.- Enterobacteriaceae.- Iron and Sulfur Bacteria.- Detection of Actinomycetes.- Appendix A: Exponential Notation.- Appendix B: International System of Units (Metric System).- Appendix C: Units and Conversion Factors.- Appendix D: Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).- Appendix E: Determination of Solids.- Appendix F: Measurement of Ph.- Appendix G: Bacteriophages.