Category Archives: Uncategorized
High price for gnarly waves in polluted waters
I just read this article about the risks of surfing after storms, and the presence of Vibrios in coastal waters, particularly in San Diego. Click to read article Specifically referring to wastewater treatment and runoff management, one of the reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged news, vibrio
Comments Off on High price for gnarly waves in polluted waters
Final week!
As we approach the beginning of August we are also approaching the last week of our fundraising efforts on experiment.com. Thanks to our latest backers we are now at 30% of our goal, and we hope that with some nudging … Continue reading
Plastic Cleanup & Plastic Bag Bans
This morning this video popped up in my FB feed, posted by the Story of stuff project: Yeah…pretty depressing. On the other hand, can you imagine the microbes teeming on those piles of plastic? Or how the population in the … Continue reading
Previous Research
For a vivid and engaging overview of the background to this project I recommend watching the documentary Into the Gyre, which can be rented or purchased through Vimeo On Demand. You can see Emelia in the video explaining the study … Continue reading
Validation of the system
The validation run took place March-April 2015, in the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, Carlsbad, CA. Reason to choose this location was the ease to deploy and collect samples attached to a dock. Our goals were to test the sterilization method of … Continue reading
