PHYSICAL SYSTEM AND TOOLS TO STUDY THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF MICROORGANISMS IN POROUS MEDIA

Objective

Develop new and improved methods for managing animal waste products that will significantly reduce the risk of disease transmission from pathogenic microorganisms and develop new approaches for characterizing the fate and transport of pathogenic microorganisms to surface water, ground water and the atmosphere. Formerly 5310-42000-002-02S (5/01).

Investigators

Van Genuchten M T

Institution

University of California - Riverside

Start date

1999

End date

2004

Funding Source

Agricultural Research Service

Project number

5310-32000-001-02S

Accession number

402623