April 2015
Are you interested in getting a better handle on the microbiological characteristics of your plant? Perhaps you have settling issues and need to know which filaments are causing problems. Maybe images of your sludge would be useful for documentation? Below is some information you may find of use:
Samples should be obtained as close to the time of shipment as possible. Use of a 250 – 500 mL bottle is recommended. Label bottles clearly with ink that won’t run when wet. Fill the bottle about half full of sample – if you are sampling foam, 10 – 20 mL of sample as liquid is OK (the foam is difficult to sample, and the foam often will break down into only a small amount of liquid). Use good packing material and 2 or 3 well-sealed plastic bags to protect the bottles and keep the container from leaking. Place some wet ice or ‘blue ice’ into the container to keep the sample cool. Samples and ice can be placed in a small soft-sided cooler that is then placed into a cardboard box, or into a small (‘six-pack’ style) hard-sided cooler. Ship the container overnight to:
Jeff MacDonald
MacDonald Environmental Services
3005 East Emily Avenue
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Deliverables include an email or phone call with preliminary findings within 24 hours of sample receipt. A final report will be mailed about 2 weeks after sample receipt. The final report will include a written narrative describing the findings and observations and possible implications for your system. Samples are viewed as wet mounts, Gram stains, Neisser stains, and (when indicated) India ink exams for exocellular polymeric material. The written narrative will be sent as a hard-copy and also electronically. Also sent in a digital format will be several images of various preparations of the samples in a PowerPoint presentation. If you have other requirements, let me know and we will work out a solution.
Cost is $375 for one sample; $575 for two samples. For analysis of samples with no photos, costs are $275 for one sample; $450 for two samples. It is assumed that photos are wanted, unless you indicate otherwise.
Contact me if any of this requires clarification, or if you have any questions. I also would appreciate a call to let me know when samples have been sent.
Regards –
Jeff
Jeffrey A. MacDonald, M.S.
MacDonald Environmental Services
(414) 587-0583
Are you interested in getting a better handle on the microbiological characteristics of your plant? Perhaps you have settling issues and need to know which filaments are causing problems. Maybe images of your sludge would be useful for documentation? Below is some information you may find of use:
Samples should be obtained as close to the time of shipment as possible. Use of a 250 – 500 mL bottle is recommended. Label bottles clearly with ink that won’t run when wet. Fill the bottle about half full of sample – if you are sampling foam, 10 – 20 mL of sample as liquid is OK (the foam is difficult to sample, and the foam often will break down into only a small amount of liquid). Use good packing material and 2 or 3 well-sealed plastic bags to protect the bottles and keep the container from leaking. Place some wet ice or ‘blue ice’ into the container to keep the sample cool. Samples and ice can be placed in a small soft-sided cooler that is then placed into a cardboard box, or into a small (‘six-pack’ style) hard-sided cooler. Ship the container overnight to:
Jeff MacDonald
MacDonald Environmental Services
3005 East Emily Avenue
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Deliverables include an email or phone call with preliminary findings within 24 hours of sample receipt. A final report will be mailed about 2 weeks after sample receipt. The final report will include a written narrative describing the findings and observations and possible implications for your system. Samples are viewed as wet mounts, Gram stains, Neisser stains, and (when indicated) India ink exams for exocellular polymeric material. The written narrative will be sent as a hard-copy and also electronically. Also sent in a digital format will be several images of various preparations of the samples in a PowerPoint presentation. If you have other requirements, let me know and we will work out a solution.
Cost is $375 for one sample; $575 for two samples. For analysis of samples with no photos, costs are $275 for one sample; $450 for two samples. It is assumed that photos are wanted, unless you indicate otherwise.
Contact me if any of this requires clarification, or if you have any questions. I also would appreciate a call to let me know when samples have been sent.
Regards –
Jeff
Jeffrey A. MacDonald, M.S.
MacDonald Environmental Services
(414) 587-0583