Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory

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5/9/2008 – The Ohio Nowcast will run from May 19 through Labor Day in 2008.  The Nowcast provides near real-time estimates of recreational water-quality conditions at two Lake Erie beaches—Huntington (Bay Village) and Edgewater (Cleveland).  The Nowcast is provided by 9:30 a.m. 7 days/week by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.  Visit the Nowcast at www.ohionowcast.info.

4/11/2008 – On April 11, USGS scientists Rebecca Bushon, Amie Brady, Chris Kephart, and Don Stoeckel hosted and presented a hands-on microbiology workshop to 20 students from nine states. Workshop attendees learned about microbial sample collection, analytical methods and techniques, recreational water regulations, rapid-detection methods, and microbial source tracking. The Environmental Pathogens Information Network (EPI-Net, www.epi-net.org ) with Purdue University sponsored the workshop.

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