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Mitigation of Microbiological Water Quality by Last Irrigation-to-Harvest Intervals

Creator:

Emch, Alexander W.

Abstract:

Foodborne outbreaks involving fresh produce have been on the rise since the late 1990's. Pathogens such as Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli are prevalent in agricultural environments and commonly travel between farms via irrigation water. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has placed an increased emphasis on microbiological standards of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis