USGS Ohio Water Science Center
Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory
Click on a topic to learn more.
|
Of Current Interest...1/28/2010 – At the Ohio Lake Erie Beach Conference on January 22 in Parma, Ohio, USGS scientists Amie Brady, Donna Francy, and Christopher Kephart presented information on developing a predictive model for E. coli concentrations at Maumee Bay State Park, rapid analytical methods for recreational waters, and an update on recent beach research and plans for 2010. The conference was hosted by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. 12/08/2009 – The USGS Ohio Water Science Center will begin work in 2010 on a 3-year study to investigate the use of predictive models and rapid analytical methods at inland recreational lakes in Ohio. This study is being done in partnership with the Ohio Water Development Authority, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. To read more, see the project summary. 10/01/2009 – At the joint Lake Michigan State of the Lake and Great Lakes Beach Association conference in Milwaukee, Wis., on September 29, Rebecca Bushon presented information on the use of two rapid analytical methods for assessing recreational water quality—immunomagnetic separation/adenosine triphosphate (IMS/ATP) and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR). |
U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://oh.water.usgs.gov/
Page Contact Information: Webmaster
Page Last Modified:
