environmental sampling method News
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Shewanella oneidensis Bacteria Found to Breathe Iron
According to R&D Magazine, researchers have discovered that when proteins on the surface of bacteria touch a mineral surface, the bacteria produces an electric current allowing it to breathe iron the way humans breathe oxygen. Researchers believe that by understanding how the bacteria are able to breathe iron, they will be able to use the microbes for cleaning up soil contaminants, trapping ...
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Australia’s Sydney Water receives NATA accreditation of the Tecta method for testing of fecal coliforms and enterococci bacteria in environmental water samples
The accreditation, received April 2020, enables Sydney Water to officially report test results from Tecta instruments, which are being implemented to shorten the overall test time versus the traditional method previously being used. This will significantly improve Sydney Water’s ability to intervene to protect both the community and environment from sewer overflows. The Tecta-PDS rapid ...
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