E. coli
07/24/2018
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By RJ Jhonson
Researchers identify the major sources of E. coli breakouts on several beaches on Lake Michigan
The beach may be the hottest destination during the summer, but not so much when it’s infested with Escherichia coli, a bacterium commonly found in feces. Just this year, several beaches in Lake Michigan closed because of E. coli advisories. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Michigan State University looked into the issue […]
04/23/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Engineers developing low tech solutions to prevent waterborne illnesses in stagnant municipal water systems
Virtually every adult in America is aware of the disaster in Flint, Michigan, in which over 100,000 residents were exposed to dangerously high levels of lead in their drinking water, after the source of that water was changed to the Flint River and the water was not properly treated. What many of us are not […]
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