Reminder of April 1 deadline to register for MichiganRecreational Swimming Waters Conference

["Shannon Briggs" <BRIGGSSL@michigan.gov>]

For Registration Information  
Please Call the MEHA office at (517) 485-9033
or send a Fax (517) 485-6412
or visit the web at  www.meha.net

Registration deadline without late fee is April 1

Michigan Environmental Health Association's Recreational Swimming
Waters Conference  Agenda  

Thursday, April 17, 2003

8:30-9:00	Registration/Coffee and Donuts
		Sponsored by Source Molecular Corporation
9:00-9:15	Welcome
9:15-9:45	Alternative Media
		Gil Daws, Gil Daws and Associates
9:45-10:15	Contingency Plans
		Paul Sisson, P.E. Michigan DEQ
10:15-10:30	Drowning Stories
                        Paul Sisson, P.E. Michigan DEQ
10:30-11:30	Safety Equipment
		Julie Sommers, American Red Cross, Safety Services
11:30-12:00	LHD Role in Investigations
		Paul Sisson, P.E. Michigan DEQ

12:00-1:00	Lunch Provided
1:00-1:15	Introduction-MDEQ Website
		Shannon Briggs, Ph.D., MDEQ

1:15-1:45	Water Pollution and Public Health Policy
	             Joan Rose, Ph.D., Michigan State University

1:45-2:00	Microbial Source Tracking: Ribotyping and DNA
Fingerprinting Technique
             	Troy M. Scott, Ph.D., Source Molecular

2:00-2:15	Rapid E. coli testing: Are we there yet?
            	Jim Topper, Ph.D., Neogen, Lansing, MI

2:15-2:30	Beach Sand Serves as a Reservoir of Harmful
Bacteria	
                        Elizabeth Alm, Ph.D., Central Michigan
University

2:30-2:45	Great Lakes Protection Fund: Microbial Source Tracking
for EH Managers
	            Jeffery Ram, Ph.D., Wayne State University

2:45-3:00	The Beach Water Monitoring Program for Muskegon County
Health Dept.	            Muskegon County Health Department  
                       Vicki Webster, RS, Environmental Health
Supervisor

3:00-3:15	E. coli and Enterococci in Cladophora in Waters and
Foreshores of Lk MI                                                     
                                               
                        Dr. Byappanahalli & Ms. Nevers, US Geological
Survey

3:15-3:30	Environmental Influences in Beach	Water, Grand
Traverse Bay
                        Sheridan Haack, Ph.D., US Geological Survey

3:30		Questions?, Comments/Adjourn


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