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The green alga, cladophora, promotes escherichia coli growth and contamination of recreational waters in Lake Michigan
Received for publication April 24, 2009. A linkage between Cladophora mats and exceedances of recreational water quality criteria has been suggested, but not directly studied. This study investigates the spatial and temporal association between Escherichia coli concentrations within and near Cladophora mats at two northwestern Lake Michigan beaches in Door County, Wisconsin. Escherichia coli ...
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OSEI CEO Mr. Steven Pedigo speaks to the RRT v and VII
A meeting of Regional Response Team 7 (RRT) member agencies and regional stakeholders convened at 13:00 on April 21, 2015, at 201 North 2nd Street, St. Charles, Missouri (MO). Co-chairs Scott Hayes of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Michael Sams of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) welcomed participants to the meeting. After attendee self-introductions, Hayes asked if corrections ...
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What is a Laboratory Incubator?
A laboratory incubator is a heated, insulated box used to grow and maintain microbiological or cell cultures. The laboratory incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and gaseous content of the atmosphere inside. Many laboratory incubators include a programmable timer which may be set to cycle through different temperatures and humidity levels. The lab incubators vary in size from ...
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Temperature Controlled Incubator Applications
What Is A Temperature Controlled Incubator?A Temperature Controlled Incubator is an essential piece of lab equipment. They provide a sterile, controlled environment for the growth of microorganisms and cell culture or tissue culture growth.One condition that needs to be regulated and adjusted depending on the desired application is the temperature of the incubator.Applications Of A Temperature ...
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Types of bioremediation and their modes of action
An Urgent Call for Change in U.S. Oil Spill Response With Bioremediation Agent Type EA* bearing out as a workable first response alternative to the use of chemical dispersants, contrasting evidence has become even clearer that dispersant use has been a huge failure. Dispersants have proven to be an inadequate response method with more and more studies showing an end point of enormous natural ...
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Bio Hazardous Waste and Incineration
20 to 25 percent of the total waste generated by healthcare establishments is regarded as hazardous and may create a variety of health and environmental risks if not managed and destroyed in an appropriate manner. With the large number of health care facilities and hospitals increasing all around the globe, hazardous waste management and disposal is becoming a serious problem. What Is Bio ...
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The DNA Revolution for Water Professionals
Imagine trying to solve a problem when you are provided just 1% of the total data. This is essentially the case in analyzing water and wastewater microbiomes. Conventional microbiological testing methods such as culture and microscopy can identify only about 1% of microorganisms that are contained in a typical environmental sample. The remaining 99% are known to be there, but can not be ...
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