BEACHNET==> Use of Indicators for Monitoring Water Quality: Hands on Workshop

["Carrero-Colon, Militza" <carreroc@purdue.edu>]

Environmental Pathogens Information Network (EPI-Net)

Survey for Hands on Workshop:  Use of Indicators for Monitoring Water Quality

Location:  USGS Microbiology lab, Columbus, OH

Date:  April 23-24, 2008

 

The Environmental Pathogens Information Network is planning their second Hands on Workshop on Water Quality and we would like your input.  We would like you to tell us what topics you would like to see discussed at the workshop.  Our first workshop was held on March earlier this year and from the participants evaluations it was a great success.  You can access the presentations and workshop materials in our epi-net website:  http://www.epi-net.org/eng/conferences_Microbial_Water_Quality.html

 

We have prepared a very general questionnaire, but feel free to add other topics or ideas.

 

Thanks,

 

Militza

 

 

 

 

 

1. What kind of techniques are you currently using to monitor water quality? 

 

 

2. What new techniques would you like to learn?

 

 

3. What are the specific needs of your laboratory or agency? (Such as trained personnel, lack of equipment, laboratory space, etc)

 

4. Organisms of interest:
1. Viruses
2. E. coli
3. Cryptosporidium
4. Gyardia
5. Entorococci
6. Total Coliforms
7. Fecal Coliforms
8. Fecal Streptococci
9. Clostridium
10. indicators
11. Others

 

5. Techniques of interest:
1. Sample collection and handling
2. Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
3. Membrane Filtration
4. Media preparation
5. Plating (MI, mTEC, etc)
6. IDEXX pre-made media (colilert, colisure, enterolert, etc)
7. Plate counting
8. Quality assurance and quality control
9. DNA extraction
10. PCR
11. Q-PCR
12. IMS/ATP (Immunomagnetic separation coupled with ATP detection)
13. Microscopy
14. Data analysis and interpretation
15. Calculations
16. Others

 

 

Militza Carrero-Colón

Project Coordinator (EPI-Net)

Purdue University

Lilly Hall

915 West State St.

West Lafayette, IN 47907

phone: (765) 496-7737

Fax: (765) 496-2926

carreroc@purdue.edu