National Beach Conference Posters

Poster Presentations

There were more than 70 poster presenters at the 2011 National Beach Conference. A subset of those presentations is available here. Abstracts of all poster presentations will be available in the conference proceedings.

• A Comprehensive Approach to Microbial Beach Monitoring and Source Prevention and Application to a Non-point Source Impacted Marine Beach
  Amir Abdelzaher, Matthew Phillips, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Samir Elmir, and Lora Fleming
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 162K)
• Examination of within and across Laboratory qPCR Inhibition in Wastewater and Geographically-distributed Recreational Waters
  Tamara Anan'eva, Julie Kinzelman, Rebecca Bushon, Samuel Dorevitch, Rachel Noble, and Denene Blackwood
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 356K)
• Beach Area NHDPlus Frameworks for Climate Change Risk Analyses
  Paul Andrews, Michele Cutrofello, William Cooter, and Amy Wesley-Snider
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 395K)
• Comparing and Modeling Molecular and Cultural Counts of Bacteria
  Tim Bartrand, Sharon Nappier, Richard Remigio, Mark Gibson, Joanna Pope, Theng Fong, Mark Weir, Jeffrey Rosen
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 487K)
• Detection and Mobilization of Indicator Organisms and Pathogens from Livestock Manures
  Tim Bartrand, Marirosa Molina,Theng Theng Fong, Randi McCuin, Jeff Rosen, José Sobrinho, Mark Gibson
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 470K)
• The Washington BEACH Program: Bacteria Monitoring in Puget Sound and on the Washington Coast
  Jessica Bennett
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 876K)
• Prevalence of Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Tropical Marine, Fresh and Sewage Waters
  Natasha Bonilla, Jessica Rivera, Jean Carrasquillo, Marilyn Roberts, and Gary Toranzos
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 3.1MB)
• The Health Risk of Bathing in Southern California Coastal Waters
  Mitchell Brinks, Ryan Dwight, N.D. Osgood, G. SharavanaKumar, David Turbow, M. El-Gohary, and J.C. Semenza
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 125K)
• Enterococcus in Beach Sediments and Water at a Chesapeake Bay Beach
  Kathy Brohawn, Heather Merritt, Elichia Venso, Mark Frana, Lesley Frana, and Anne Adkins
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 250K)
• Optimization of Remediation Efforts for Mitigation of Oil Spills—an Interplay between Biodegradation and Chemical Dispersants
  Malia Carpio, Matthew Phillips, Noha Abdel-Mottaleb, Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 3.0MB)
• Estimating Protozoal Fate and Transport in a Wetland System Using a Model-based Approach
  Miles Daniels, Fred Watson, Woutrina Miller, Jennifer Hogan
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 822K)
• Evaluation of QMRA Assumptions Using Observational Data
  Stephanie DeFlorio and Samuel Dorevitch
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 719K)
• Blame the Moon: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Sources of Enterococcus in Southern California Coastal Waters
  Ryan Dwight, David Turbow, and Mitchell Brinks
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 84K)
• Presence of S. aureus and MRSA at a Subtropical Recreational Beach and its Relation to Enterococci Levels
  Amber Enns, Laura Vogel, Lisa Plano, S. Khan, and A. Brown
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 251K)
• Observations and Modeling of Enterococci Release and Transport in the Inter-tidal Zone of a Non-point Source Subtropical Recreational Beach
  Zhixuan Feng, Ad Reniers, Brian Haus, and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 479K)
• Predicting Fecal Indicator Bacteria During Storms in Rural and Agriculturally-Dominated Coastal Systems
  Raul Gonzalez and Rachel Noble
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 917K)
• Affects of Wave Height and Wave Period on the Release of Enterococci from Beach Sand
  David Hernandez, Noha Abdel-Mottaleb, Yifan Zhang, Matthew Phillips, and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 234K)
• Recolonization of Enterococci in Shore Line Sand after Full Scale Beach Renovation
  Rafael Hernandez, Yasiel Hernàndez, Nasly Jimenez, and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 249K)
• Modernized eBEACHES
  Bill Kramer
  Presentation (PDF) (34 pp, 8.0MB)
• Implementing Predictive Models on a Broader Scale: Current Efforts in Wisconsin
  Adam Mednick, Julie Kinzelman, Kyle Minks, and Dan Ziegler
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 603K)
• Microbial Source Tracking in a Protected Watershed that Discharges into San Francisco Bay
  Stephanie Molloy and Kathy Seiber
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 8.0MB)
• An Assessment of Water Quality Using Exploratory Factor Analysis
  Chiping Nieh, Samuel Dorevitch, Li Liu, and Peter Scheff
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 1.1MB)
• Lagrangean Coherent Structures (LCSs)
  Lauren Fiorentino, Josefina Olascoaga
  Presentation (PDF) (7 pp, 4.1MB)
• Enterococci are Ubiquitous within Southern Florida Beach Sediment
  Matthew Phillips, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Alan Piggot, and James Klaus
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 470K)
• Sediment Biofilms: Refugia for Fecal Indicator Bacteria?
  Alan Piggot, Matthew Phillips, Helena Solo-Gabriele, and James Klaus
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 7.4MB)
• Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in Recreational Marine Waters and on the Beaches of South Florida
  Lisa Plano, Maribeth Gidley, Anna Garza, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Cristina Ortega, Chris Sinigalliano, Lora Fleming, Jonathan Kish, Samir Elmir, John Wang, Kelly Withum, Tomoyoki Shibata, Amir Abdelzaher, Guoqing He, Mary Wright, Julie Hollenbeck, and Jay Fleisher
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 249K)
• Florida's Experience—Developing Appropriate Public Health Response Strategies to Aquatic Risks: A County-up Approach
  Andrew Reich, Sharon Ketchen, Dana Mulliens, and Carina Blackmore
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 331K)
• Protecting Lake Michigan Water Quality: Addressing Reversals and Beach Use Restrictions
  Geeta Rijal, Richard Gore, Auralene Glymph, Catherine O'Connor, and Thomas Granato
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 1.8MB)
• Are Fresh Water Streams Potential Reservoirs for Opportunistic S. Aureus and Methicillin-resistant S. Aureus [MRSA] at Marine Recreational Beaches?
  Marilyn Roberts, Emily Levin-Edens, Amy Stiffarm, David No, Olusegun Soge, and John Scott Meschke
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 14K)
• Sources and Fate of Salmonella and Fecal Indicator Bacteria in an Urban Creek
  Lauren Sassoubre, Sarah Walters, Todd Russell, Alexandria Boehm
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 7.8MB)
• Exploratory Study of Bacteria, Protozoa, Yeast, Helminthes, and Viruses of Health Significance at a Recreational Beach
  Ashish Shah, Amir Abdelzaher, Helena Solo-Gabriel, Matthew Phillips, Rafael Hernandez, Jonathan Kish, Gloria Scorzetti, Jack Fell, Mara Diaz, Troy Scott, Jerzy Lukasik, Valerie Harwood, Shannon McQuaig, Chris Sinigalliano, Maribeth Gidley, David Wanless, Arba Agar, Jenbon Lui, Jill Stewart, Lisa Plano, and Lora Fleming
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 482K)
• Interpretation of Enterococci Signal from the BEACHES Epidemiologic Study
  Ashish Shah, Amir Abdelzaher, Helena Solo-Gabriel, Matthew Phillips, Rafael Hernandez, Jonathan Kish, Gloria Scorzetti, Jack Fell, Mara Diaz, Troy Scott, Jerzy Lukasik, Valerie Harwood, Shannon McQuaig, Chris Sinigalliano, Maribeth Gidley, David Wanless, Arba Agar, Jenbon Lui, Jill Stewart, Lisa Plano, and Lora Fleming
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 416K)
• V. vulnificus in Sport Fish Mucus and Recreational Waters of South Texas
  Lijie Shi, Gregory Stunz, Katrina Gordon, Gregory Buck, and Joanna Mott
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 880K)
• Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Human Illness from Exposure to Beach Sand
  Tomoyuki Shibata and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 141K)
• Model Program for Bacterial Source Identification and Abatement: Redondo Beach Pier Pilot Project
  Terri Slifko, Ann Heil, Kathy Walker, Ryan Reinke, Jason Gregory, Michele Padilla, and Mike Shay
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 370K)
• Development of a Predictive Water-quality Model for Recreational Beaches
  Pamela Struffolino, Daryl Dwyer, Amie Brady, and Kristopher Barnswell
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 543K)
• Modeling Bacterial Transport and Fate at Southport Beach, Connecticut
  Craig Swanson
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 2.2MB)
• Comparison of Surfing Health Risk in Dry Weather and Post-storm Conditions Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) for Southern California Beaches
  Linda Tseng and Sunny Jiang
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 745K)
• Spatial and Temporal Variation in Indicator Microbe Sampling and its Effects on Beach Management Decisions
  Laura Vogel, Amber Enns, Amir Abdelzaher, and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 133K)
• Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach^TM Volunteers Improving Beach Health Year-Round
  Lyman Welch
  Presentation (PDF) (2 pp, 708K)
• Antimicrobial Stormwater Treatment Methods to Protect Beaches
  Bjorn White
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 1.9MB)
• Enterococci Release from Sand: A Comparison between Bench Scale Agitation and Full-scale Wave Action
  Yifan Zhang, David Hernandez, Matthew Phillips, and Helena Solo-Gabriele
  Presentation (PDF) (1 pg, 271K)

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