Why is the membrane filter technique so popular for microbiological testing of water?

Cytiva global product manager Patty Lee explains the ins and outs of microbiological testing of water and what makes the membrane filter technique so popular.

Mandy Crispin,

Bob Crossen

Nov. 27, 2024

2 min read

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In this sponsored episode of Talking Under Water, Co-host Mandy Crispin speaks with Patty Lee, global product manager for microbiology at Cytiva, about the importance of water quality. Lee talks about membrane filter technique, microbiological testing and the dangers of water born pathogens.

Show Notes

Timestamps

Introduction and episode summary | 0:00
Interview begins | 1:44
What is Cytiva? | 1:59
The sources of microbial contamination in water | 3:11
Why contamination presents a problem for water sources | 4:09
Microbial testing methods for monitoring environmental waters | 5:20
Why membrane filters are so popular for microbial testing and monitoring | 6:32
How to choose the bets membrane for the MF technique | 8:40
Tips for increasing lab efficiency with microbiology testing | 11:12
Breaking down pathogenic monitoring testing | 13:34
Where to learn more information about lab testing | 15:58
Housekeeping | 16:34

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Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts across the municipal water industry. New episodes of the podcast are released every other week. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.  

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About the Author

Mandy Crispin

Mandy Crispin is the editor-in-chief of WaterWorld, having joined Endeavor Business Media in 2023. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has internal and external corporate communications experience in disparate industries including online retail, gaming, plastics and is now enjoying exploring the water utility space. Crispin can be reach at [email protected].

Bob Crossen

Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.