Project 4238

Enhancing the Value of Molecular Methods to the Water Industry: An E. coli Case Study

$623,660
Completed
Principal Investigator
Vincent Hill
Research Principal
Grace Jang, PhD
Contractor
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Microbes & Pathogens
Monitoring

Abstract

This project assessed the capability of molecular methods relative to regulatory accepted culture-based methods to enhance microbial monitoring in finished drinking water and developed an inexpensive, sensitive, and transferable molecular method capable of detecting E. coli in less than one working day. Research partner: UKDWI. Published in 2014.

Resources

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E. coli Case Study Poster: First Place at ACE 2011

Presentation

This research poster from project 4238 received first place in the Water Quality and Technology Division at the 2011 AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition. The poster ( Evaluation of Alternative...