Micro CSI: A Microbial Citizen Science Initiative in Urban Watersheds

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Micro CSI: A Microbial Citizen Science Initiative in Urban Watersheds Marirosa Molina1, Mike Cyterski1, David Spidle1, Blake Snyder2, and Ourania Georgacopoulos3 1US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Athens, GA, 2Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 3Student Services Contractor for the USEPA, Athens, GA The views expressed in this presentation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Citizen Science Approach Oxford dictionary definition in 2014: “Scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, often in collaboration with or under the direction of professional scientists and scientific institutions” The aim of this effort is to engage volunteers or citizen scientists to collect water samples and perform basic water quality and microbial analysis from a variety of urban stream locations to develop statistical models able to predict impairment due to fecal bacterial.

Virtual Beach A decision-support tool that facilitates the process of building and implementing a statistical model for predicting water quality Prediction Mapping Interface Data Processing Modeling

Rapid Assessment Approach to Determine FIB Concentrations in Urban Streams Obtain concurrent fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentrations and independent variables at sampling locations Develop a robust set of information suitable to test and implement the use of VB for rapid assessments in urban locations. Identify correlations between environmental parameters and FIB Integrate information with microbial source tracking data to identify urban hotspots The general approach for the project is to …. Not applied in rivers and streams

Study Locations Upper Oconee River Watershed, Athens, GA Proctor Creek watershed, Atlanta, GA Northwest Lillian Cooper Park James Jackson Spring St. Kerry Circle Hortense Grove Park Hollowell North Outfall CSO Lindsay St. North Ave. Greensferry Burbank

Preliminary Results Turbidity and log qPCR E. coli were able to predict (R2 = 0.87) the presence of the human associated marker.

Collaborators and Stakeholders UOWN River Basin Center at UGA Chattahoochee River Keeper Athens-Clarke County Unified Government City of Atlanta USEPA Region 4 Provide EPA Offices and Regions, State and County Governments with guidance on how to implement the use of statistical modeling approaches to determine impairment due to FIB contamination in urban streams.