Workshop on Microbial Source Tracking in Water

Informationen zum Autor Rochelle is an occupational therapist with over twenty years experience, a yoga instructor, and a budding traveler. She is raising three amazing kids and has trained their kitten to play fetch with cellophane wrapped candy. This is her debut book. Klappentext The drinking water and wastewater industries are interested in developing a better understanding of sources of fecal contamination. Microbial source tracking (MST) offers the potential to apportion the contribution of various animal groups to this contamination. However, while there are many methods available there is no clear indication as to the most appropriate approach. There has been little systematic comparison of methods and only a few blind trials, and issues of reproducibility, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, resolution, and robustness need to be addressed. There is confusion among potential end-users and some disagreement among scientists. Therefore, due to the uncertainty surrounding the most appropriate tools and applications of MST, a workshop of 45 experts representing water and wastewater utilities, academia, state and federal government agencies, medical institutions, and private laboratories was convened in San Antonio, Texas over a three-day period (February 16 - 18, 2005). The overall objective of the workshop was to identify the knowledge gaps and research needs for application of MST technologies by the wastewater and drinking water industries.

Product details

• Authors: Ricardo de Leon, Rochelle, Paul A Rochelle, Paul a De Leon Rochelle, Paul A. Rochelle
• Publisher: Iwa Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.2007
• EAN: 9781843397458
• ISBN: 978-1-84339-745-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Final Report Wastewater Treatm; Final Report Wastewater Treatm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik, SCIENCE / Applied Sciences, SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Technology & Industrial Arts