In 2001, EPA sponsored the “Tropical Indicator Workshop” in Hawaii and heard experts conclude that the EPA approved indicators of waterborne pathogens were not reliable in tropical regions. In 2002, EPA requested the National Research Council (National Academy of Sciences) to conduct an independent review, which resulted in a 2004 book entitled, “Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens”. Dr. Daniel Fung was one of the experts to conduct this review, which concluded that the greatest shortcoming for monitoring recreational beaches is the day long methods currently being used. As a result, the focus over the past years has been to determine the best rapid methods to use to monitor beach water so beaches can be opened or closed on the day the water was tested. The speaker is the acknowledged expert in rapid microbial detection methods and will provide his research results and insight into this important issue.
Presenter:
Daniel Y.C. Fung, Ph.D.
Professor of Food Science
Dept. of Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Friday, December 22, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Pacific Ocean Science & Technology Building 723
Refreshments will be served after the seminar in POST 121
The Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine (PRCMB) is a newly established center at the University of Hawaii dedicated to trans-disciplinary research designed to gain new knowledge about the profound impacts of the ocean on human health. The Center is funded by the National Science Foundation (OCE04-32479) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P50ES012740).
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