Wisc. State Lab of Hygiene Scientific Seminar

Water contamination can have a profound impact on human health. Just ask anyone who drank Milwaukee’s water during the 1993 Cryptosporidium outbreak. Science has now advanced to where not only are we detecting the pathogens that cause health effects, we can determine the origin of contamination. These Microbial Source Tracking methods can determine if fecal contamination came from humans or animals. Join WSLH scientists as they discuss how these tools are helping us know what’s in the water.