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Development of PCR-Based Enterococci Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Tool
Citation:
Shanks, O. Development of PCR-Based Enterococci Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Tool. 21st Symposium on Health-related Water Microbiology: WaterMicro2023, Darwin, N/A, AUSTRALIA, June 04 - 09, 2023.
Impact/Purpose:
Rapid quantitative PCR-based methods for enterococci monitoring can allow public health authorities to make timelier beach posting decisions. National implementation of a real-time quantitative PCR recreational water quality monitoring method requires a significant amount of research ranging from protocol development and validation to field demonstrations and implementation tools. This presentation provides an overview of the scientific research conducted by U.S. EPA towards the development of a rapid molecular method for recreational beach water quality testing. This effort addresses an EPA Office of Water high research priority described in the ORD Research Action Plan (SSWR 3.1.1).
Description:
In response to the Clean Water Act (1972) and BEACH Act (2000), the U.S. EPA has conducted a series of studies for the development of a rapid molecular method to enumerate enterococci and fresh and marine beaches for recreational water quality testing. This presentation provides an overview of U.S. EPA research ranging from protocol development and validation to field demonstrations and implementation tools leading to the inclusion of a qPCR-based beach advisory tool in the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria.
