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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BARC) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory Research





- Pachepsky, Yakov
- Sharma, Manan
- Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (108)

Research Project: **Location:
                            Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory** Project Number: 8042-42610-001-005-S
                        
                        Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement Start Date: Sep 1, 2020
                        
                        End Date: Aug 31, 2024 **Objective:**
                        
                        To (1) monitor spatial patterns of E. coli and pathogen populations in water and sediments in surface water used for irrigation, and (2) develop mathematical modeling to predict microbial load on irrigation water. **Approach:**
                        
                        The year-around weekly monitoring of microbial population in three ponds and a stream will be performed to collect data on E. coli and enteric pathogen populations water used for irrigation (q1samples per week per water source). The informative nearshore and interior sampling locations and weekly sampling schedule will be and maintained.  Input of microbial load from neighboring farms to pond and creek water will be surveyed. Results will be used to develop mathematical model that predicts bacterial populations in creek water used for irrigation.


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