DETECTION, SURVIVAL, TRANSPORT AND REDUCTION OF HUMAN PATHOGENS FROM ANIMAL MANURE

Quantify mechanisms and processes affecting the survival and transport of pathogenic microorganisms in manure, compost, soils, surface water, irrigation water and ground water. Determine transport and survival of Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, and other pathogens from animal manure and animal-waste lagoons, and when manure is applied to forage lands. Develop control strategies to prevent transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to food-producting animals, agricultural crops & the environment.