Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 310BE
296: New Strategies for Survival and Transport of Pathogens in Soils, Surface Waters, and Aquifers
Sponsor:Topical Sessions
JTPC Reps:Neal C. Grasso,
David M. Tuck,
Conveners/Advocates:Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University
Jean McLain, USDA
Kimberly Cook, USDA
8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM296-1Microbial Transport Under Riverbank Filtration
Suresh Pillai, Texas A & M University
8:35 AM296-2Microbial Water Quality Indicators in Groundwater Wells along a Rural- to Urban-Gradient in the Semiarid Southwest
Jean E.T. McLain, US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Channah M. Rock, University of Arizona, Jennifer C. McIntosh, University of Arizona, Kathleen A. Lohse, University of Arizona, Thomas Meixner, University of Arizona, Paul D. Brooks, Univ of Arizona
8:50 AM296-3Investigating Fecal Contamination Pathways to An Unconfined Sandy Aquifer in Bangladesh
Peter S.K. Knappett, University of Tennessee, Larry D. McKay, University of Tennessee, Alice Layton, UT Knoxville, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, University of Dhaka, Dan Williams, UT Knoxville, Marc L. Serre, University of North Carolina, Kazi Matin Ahmed, University of Dhaka, Patricia J. Culligan, Columbia University, Lawrence E. Band, University of North Carolina, Brian J. Mailloux, Columbia University
9:05 AM296-4Evaluation of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis Transport In Saturated Porous Media
Kimberly L. Cook, USDA-ARS, Carl H. Bolster, USDA-ARS, Sharon L. Walker, University of California, Riverside
9:20 AM296-5Microbial Transport Under River Bank Filtration Conditions
Morteza Abbaszadegan, Arizona State University
9:40 AM Break
9:55 AM296-6Influence of Microbial Community Diversity on Survival of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 In Two Contrasting Soils
Abasiofoiok Mark Ibekwe, U.S. SALINITY LAB, Sharon K. Papiernik
10:15 AM296-7Distribution and Diversity of Escherichia and Salmonella Isolates Obtained from Beef Cattle Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
William C. Rice, USDA, ARS, Charles W. Purdy, USDA, ARS
10:30 AM296-8Pathogen Source Characterization and Groundwater Occurrence in CAFOs
Xunde Li, University of California, Naoko Watanabe, University of California, E. Rob Atwill, University of California - Davis, Brian Bergamaschi, United States Geological Survey, Thomas Harter, University of California - Davis
10:45 AM296-9Monitoring Parasitic Disease Transmission through Radar Altimetry and Hydrologic Modeling: Schistosomiasis in Poyang Lake, China
Melanie Caroline McCandless, The Ohio State University, Motomu Ibaraki, The Ohio State University, Hyongki Lee, The Ohio State University, Song Liang, The Ohio State University, C.K. Shum, The Ohio State University
11:00 AM296-10SWISS - Innovative Discrete Interval Sampling Technology for Detection and Assessment of Pathogens and Contaminants in Soils and Ground Water
Ethan O. Weikel, Science Applications International, Brian P. Shedd, Kleinfelder
11:15 AM Concluding Remarks

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