Food Safety – Research

RESEARCH

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RESEARCH INTEREST

AREAS OF RESEARCH Expand

• Microbial Ecology of Human Pathogen in Organic and Conventional Ag-environments
• Aerosols: Farm and Packing facilities (Microbial distribution and Safety)
• Irrigation water management systems and mitigation strategies
• Antimicrobial resistance of enteric pathogens in farming systems
• Transfer of human pathogens within diversified farming systems

PROJECTS

1. Dose response curves and chemical and physical treatments for inactivation of enteric pathogens on irrigation water

2. Air microbiome and how it relates to enteric pathogen contamination and transmission

3. Culinary herbs safety