A Center for Produce Safety web seminar on Aug. 11 will take a close looking at agricultural water treatment in the U.S. Southwest.
Presenters during the web seminar will discuss successful monitoring strategies for chemical treatments, alternative water treatment options including the use of UV light, according to the release. The web seminar will also consider the results of soil, root, and plant tissue microbiome analysis and what that means for growers concerned about soil health.
Presenters will be:
- Channah Rock, Ph.D., Professor & Water Quality Specialist, Department of Environmental Science, The University of Arizona
- Kerry Cooper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Food Safety and Epidemiology, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona
- Veerachandra K. Yemmireddy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Food Safety & Microbiology, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences & Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Registration is available online.
