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Excited to host @FrontiersIn Water research topic w @DrinkMic @HozalskiRay @irishmhw & T Bartrand connecting microbial risks, environ research & policy. Check out the topic: bit.ly/WatRisk to submit or stay up-to-date! Please RT #DrinkingWater #RiskAssessment #Policy
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Our new paper on @WaterRes_J talks about phosphate and anode materials interfere with Cu antimicrobial effects towards L. pneumophila (this strain has high copper tolerance as well). @waterARGome @WjRhoads strainhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135423006140
New case study with @celine_marg and @DrinkMic in @Micro_MDPI all about Legionella during periods of low water demand associated with COVID stay-at-home and winter holidays…and flushing as a “preventative” measure mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/3/555 (1/5)
Boiler turnover resulted in Legionella being resuspended from the bottom of the boiler and/or (when RAPIDLY flushed) sloughing off biofilm in the pipes. (4/4)
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Amy Pruden has been named 2020 International Environmental Award winner for her work documenting antibiotic resistance genes as environmental contaminants. vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2021/…
Just found this paper - super cool work from the VT crew.
Wading into chlorine disinfection and Legionella risks with a two-year chlorine surveillance study in Flint, MI published in @WaterRes_J. Seven citizen scientists/co-authors led by Ms. Kaylie Mosteller. Work conceived/co-led w/ Dr. Marc Edwards. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.202…
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Thrilled to announce our new NSF Research Traineeship on "Convergence at the Interfaces of Policy, Data Science, and Environmental Science/Engineering to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance" fralinlifesci.vt.edu/graduat… @petervikesland @VTGradCommunity @FralinLifeSci @AEESProfs
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Check out our Curr Opin piece- We've built sewage infrastructure to monitor SARS-CoV-2, let's use it to direct our efforts against other public health threats, e.g., antimicrobial resistance @petervikesland @rodahusa @HEARD_PIRE authors.elsevier.com/a/1dvSC…
I mean, past deadline, but I just filled the poll hoping for the best :/
Inviting graduate & postdoctoral scholars to join our upcoming @AEESProfs career development workshop at the @AEESP2022_WashU Virtual Appetizer Event on July 13, 2021. Spread the word. Registration link: forms.gle/Kqj6TP1b7bWpDtTt9
@MembraneLab @PatJMcNamara @Fab_H2O @LuciaRodFreire
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Calling all #engineering postdocs! It’s time to re-engineer the world. The new eFellows program places early-career Phds in uni postdoc opps for 2 yrs w/ a $75K salary + benefits. The application opens on 6/21 - learn more at efellows.asee.org
#EngEd #fellowship
Hi twittersphere- who has a nice blog or web post about what makes a really pretty figure in environmental research? -- asking for a friend ;)
it's cool to be here learning from the pros!
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Published in @EnvSciTech today- our work refining watershed antibiotic resistance surveillance tools in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/… @WjRhoads @HEARD_PIRE @emilydgarner @petervikesland @dr_cband @kelseyjpieper
Looking at your local COVID data? Check out this insanely amazing thread by @zorinaq. Data visualization is awesome, but be very careful where you get supplemental info to help digest and interpret graphs. Simply looking at the charts is really not enough.
COVID deaths & hospitalizations always lag cases. The lag has been demonstrated, is often 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 than a month, and its timing can be predicted accurately (I have done it.) The #casedemic folks are just, well, wrong.
A thread explaining the lag with real-world examples.
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Data collection during legionellosis outbreak investigations and major changes in water treatment plant processes (even upgrades!) needs to improve so we can adequately understand risk to public health.
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