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Rachel  Cook    Biological Science Lab Technician /ARSUserFiles/56605/Cook photo 2023.jpeg
 Rachel CookBiological Science Lab Technician2615 Yellowstone Dr. Marshfield, WI 54449 Rachel is a member of Dr. Heffron's lab team and joined theEnvironmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research : USDA ARS in January of 2022.
 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Des Moines water trails: health risk from waterborne pathogens during recreational water use-(Government Publication) Burch, T.R., Stokdyk, J.P., Firnstahl, A.D., Opelt, S.A., Cook, R.M., Borchardt, M.A. 2024. Des Moines water trails: health risk from waterborne pathogens during recreational water use. Government Publication/Report. https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov.Alternative hemodialysis ultrafilter for sampling microbes in water-(Abstract Only)Human and livestock fecal source tracking for antibiotic resistance genes in rural private well water-(Abstract Only)Combining microbial source tracking with quantitative microbial risk assessment in recreational water contaminated by mixed fecal sources, Iowa, USA-(Abstract Only)Temporal and spatial variation of nitrate, fecal indicator bacteria, and microbial source tracking markers in private well water from a karst aquifer-(Abstract Only)Community-level microbial responses to recharge and fecal contamination in a karst aquifer-(Abstract Only)Evaluating association of runoff risk advisory forecasts with private well contamination in Kewaunee County, WI-(Abstract Only) Cook, R.M., Opelt, S.A., Firnstahl, A.D., Sherman, J.F., Burch, T.R., Heffron, J.A., Young, E.O., Wayne, R., Good, L., Stokdyk, J.P., Borchardt, M.A. 2024. Evaluating association of runoff risk advisory forecasts with private well contamination in Kewaunee County, WI. American Water Resources Association Conference Proceedings. April 25-26, 2024.Impact of recharge and fecal contamination on microbial communities in a karst aquifer-(Abstract Only) Heffron, J.A., Cook, R.M., Firnstahl, A.D., Stokdyk, J.P., Burch, T.R. 2024. Impact of recharge and fecal contamination on microbial communities in a karst aquifer. American Water Resources Association Conference Proceedings. April 25-26, 2024.Alternative hemodialysis ultrafilter for sampling microbes in water-(Abstract Only) Firnstahl, A.D., Doughan, G., Opelt, S.A., Cook, R.M., Heffron, J.A., Borchardt, M.A., Karriker, L.A., Stokdyk, J.P., Burch, T.R. 2024. Alternative hemodialysis ultrafilter for sampling microbes in water. American Water Resources Association Conference Proceedings. April 25-26, 2024.Fecal source tracking for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells in southwest Wisconsin-(Abstract Only) Stokdyk, J.P., Opelt, S.A., Firnstahl, A.D., Cook, R.M., Heffron, J.A., Burch, T.R. 2024. Fecal source tracking for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells in southwest Wisconsin. American Water Resources Association Conference Proceedings. April 25-26, 2024.Health risk from waterborne human and livestock pathogens during swimming, kayaking, and fishing-(Abstract Only) Burch, T.R., Stokdyk, J.P., Firnstahl, A.D., Opelt, S.A., Cook, R.M., Heffron, J.A., Brown, A., Hruby, C., Borchardt, M.A. 2024. Health risk from waterborne human and livestock pathogens during swimming, kayaking, and fishing. American Water Resources Association-Wisconsin Section Annual Meeting, Appleton, WI.April 25-26, 2024.Fecal source tracking and land use associations for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells-(Abstract Only) Stokdyk, J.P., Burch, T.R., Firnstahl, A.D., Kieke, B.A., Cook, R.M., Opelt, S.A., Spencer, S.K., Durso, L.M., Borchardt, M.A. 2024. Fecal source tracking and land use associations for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells. Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference, Urbana-Champaign, IL. April 24-25, 2024.Microbial source tracking and land use associations for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells influenced by human and livestock fecal sources-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Burch, T.R., Stokdyk, J.P., Firnstahl, A.D., Kieke, B.A., Cook, R.M., Opelt, S.A., Spencer, S.K., Durso, L.M., Borchardt, M.A. 2022. Microbial source tracking and land use associations for antibiotic resistance genes in private wells influenced by human and livestock fecal sources. Journal of Environmental Quality. 52(2):270-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20443.ProjectsNo projects listed for this employee.ARS News ArticlesNo news articles listed for this employee.


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