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Good Morning, In the NRDC’s “Testing the Waters” 2007
Report, Washington Park Beach was reported as one of the worst in Indiana for
beach closings on Lake Michigan in 2006. We are concerned about this issue and
desire a proactive approach to control sources other that tributaries and other
long-range problems. For that reason, we ask for your membership’s assistance
and advice in determining whether the source of E. coli is human or other mammalian
in nature. I seem to recall that there are DNA tests available for
distinguishing broad categories. However, there may be better tests to assist
us. We are interested in the correct description for the analysis,
what laboratories perform this analysis, and approximate price range per sample. Thank you, Dan Olson, Plant Superintendent Sanitary District of Michigan City |