Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2003
Genre: Geological mapping
ISBN:

Microbial Source Tracking: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies

Microbial Source Tracking: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies
Author: Charles Hagedorn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 645
Release: 2011-06-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 144199386X

Understanding the origin of fecal pollution is essential in assessing potential health risks as well as for determining the actions necessary to remediate the quality of waters contaminated by fecal matter. As a result, microbial source tracking (MST) has emerged as a field that has evolved and diversified rapidly since the first approaches were described only a decade ago. In response to the emergence of MST, there have been three large multi-laboratory method comparison studies (two in the US and one in Europe), plus numerous workshops, book chapters, and review articles dedicated to synthesizing information on the topic. Furthermore, a federal (USEPA) guide document describing the uses and limitations of MST methods was published in 2005, and a book dedicated to MST as an emerging issue in food safety was published in 2007. These documents provide a collective body of literature on MST that is both conflicting and complementary, often repetitious, and difficult to condense and interpret. In addition, it does not reflect the current diversity of MST approaches with different organisms, newer methodologies such as quantitative PCR, and anthropogenic chemicals, nor does it embrace the scope of MST research being conducted around the world. The three editors of the book, all with extensive MST expertise, have developed chapters and invited authors who reflect the rich diversity and truly international scope of MST. The unifying theme throughout the book is the design of more standardized approaches to MST that include performance criteria (regardless of method or organism), plus recommendations for field study design and MST implementation. The editors intend that this book will serve as a valuable reference for all those who are involved with

Contaminated Sediments

Contaminated Sediments
Author: Jacques Locat
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2003
Genre: Contaminated sediments
ISBN: 0803134665

The main goal of the May 2003 symposium was to identify both established and innovative physico-chemical and biological methods used to characterize and evaluate properties and behavior of contaminated sediments, as well as the potential for their transfer. Papers from the symposium describe recent

The Fecal Bacteria

The Fecal Bacteria
Author: Michael J. Sadowsky
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2010-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1555816088

A unique, holistic approach to understanding fecal bacteria. • Offers a balanced, integrated discussion of fecal bacteria and their presence and ecology in the intestinal tract of mammals, in the environment, and in the food supply. • Covers the use of fecal bacteria to examine and assess water quality to offer protection from illnesses related to swimming in or ingesting contaminated water, in addition to discussing their use in engineering considerations of water quality, modeling, monitoring, and regulations. • Includes perspectives from an internationally recognized group of experts that integrates medicine, public health, environmental, and microbiological topics. • Serves as a resource for microbiologists, clinicians, animal scientists, engineers, environmental scientists, food safety experts, water quality managers, and students.