2: BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY FOR NEARSHORE STATIONS AT CEDROS BAY FROM BONASSE TO FULLERTON AND COMPLIANCE WITH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (23/04/14 03/06/14) CONTINUED – – Station Indicator Range (CFU/100 Compliance with Standards and Guidelines No. Bacteria ml of sample) Mean CBFC DCRS (1976) A (2003) (2010) 13 27 3100 (1986) Faecal – 550 No Coliform 18 - 2162 Escherichia 270 No coli Enterococci 9 162 – 63 No No No 14 72 2900 653 Faecal – No Coliform 72 1802 388 Escherichia – No coli Enterococci 18 117 67 – No No No 15 330 2100 595 Faecal – No Coliform 99 631 200 Escherichia – No coli Enterococci 0 - 200 32 Yes No Yes USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency – DCRS Draft Caricom Regional Standard – CBFC Caribbean Blue Flag Criteria – a Standard was failed on the of one result. – o Indicates that the water quality passed only one of the two criteria. Both criteria must be passed to comply with – the standard.
2: BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY FOR NEARSHORE STATIONS AT CEDROS BAY FROM BONASSE TO FULLERTON AND COMPLIANCE WITH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (23/04/14 – 03/06/14) – CONTINUED Station No. Indicator Bacteria Range (CFU/100 ml of sample) Mean Compliance with Standards and Guidelines (1976) (1986) CBFC (2003) DCRS (2010) 13 Faecal Coliform 27 – 3100 550 No Escherichia coli 18 - 2162 270 No Enterococci 9 – 162 63 No No No 14 Faecal Coliform 72 – 2900 653 No Escherichia coli 72 – 1802 388 No Enterococci 18 – 117 67 No No No 15 Faecal Coliform 330 – 2100 595 No Escherichia coli 99 – 631 200 No Enterococci 0 - 200 32 Yes No Yes USEPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency DCRS – Draft Caricom Regional Standard CBFC – Caribbean Blue Flag Criteria a – Standard was failed on the of one result. o – Indicates that the water quality passed only one of the two criteria. Both criteria must be passed to comply with the standard. A
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