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Sharon Long, Ph.D.

 

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Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1994
  • M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1986
  • B.S. Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts at Amherst: 1984

Fields of Interests

  • Microbial Source Tracking – the behavior of indicators to determine the source(s) of microbial contamination (i.e. septic system, manure spreading, wildlife). Has application to drinking water, wastewater, biosolids and agricultural wastes
  • Development of molecular testing methods for microbial source tracking
  • Evaluation of alternative indicators of pathogenic viruses in water
  • Correlation among environmental indicator organisms, pathogens, levels and risk
  • Biosolids beneficial reuse, safety and risk assessment

 

Select Publications

  • Long, S.C., and K.G. Dewar. 2008. Coliform and Coliphage Monitoring for Groundwater Wells in Massachusetts. Journal of the New England Water Works Association 122(1):12-21.
  • Long, S.C., V.A. D'Amato, A.R. Bahe, and G. Cassidy. 2008. Polling the Experts on Biosolids Sampling and Handling Methods for Microbial Detection. Biosolids Technical Bulletin 13(1): 1, 3-5, 15.
  • Long, S.C., V.A. D'Amato, A.R. Bahe, and G. Cassidy. 2008. Polling the Experts on Biosolids Sampling and Handling Methods for Microbial Detection. Water Environment Laboratory Solutions 15(1): 1, 3-6.
  • Plummer, J.D., and S.C. Long. 2007. Monitoring Source Water for Microbial Contamination: Evaluation of water quality measures. Water Research 41(16): 3716-3728.
  • Ostendorf, D.W., T.H. Schoenberg, E.S. Hinlein, and S.C. Long. 2007. Monod Kinetics for Aerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Vapors in Soil Microcosms. Environmental Science and Technology 41(7): 2343-2349.
  • Long, S.C., and T. Tauscher. 2006. Watershed Issues Surrounding Clostridium botulinum: A Literature Review. Journal of Water and Health 4(3): 277-288.
  • Rees, P.L.S., S.C. Long, R. Baker, D.H. Bordeau, R. Pei, and P.K. Barten. 2006. Technical Report. Development of Event-Based Pathogen Monitoring Strategies for Watersheds. American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, CO.
  • Long, S.C., C. Arango P., and J.D. Plummer. 2005. An Optimized Enumeration Method for Sorbitol-Fermenting Bifidobacteria in Environmental Samples. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 51(5): 413-422.
  • Long, S.C., S.S. El-Khoury, S. Oudejans, M.D. Sobsey, and J. Vinjé. 2005. Assessment of Sources and Diversity of Male-Specific Coliphages for Source Tracking. Environmental Engineering Science 22(3): 367-377.
  • Long, S.C., and J.D. Plummer. 2004. Inactivation of E. coli and MS2 Coliphage by Sonication. Journal of New England Water Works Association 118(4): 240-525.
  • Long, S.C., and J.D. Plummer. 2004. Assessing Land Use Impacts on Water Quality Using Microbial Source Tracking. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 40(6): 1433-1438.
  • Vinjé, J., S.J.G. Oudejans, J.R. Stewart, M.D. Sobsey, and S.C. Long. 2004. Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Male-specific Coliphages by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70(10): 5996-6004.
  • Long, S.C., and M.D. Sobsey. 2004. A Comparison of the Survival of F+RNA and F+DNA Coliphages in Lake Water Microcosms. Journal of Water and Health 2(1): 15-22.

Contact Information

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Environmental Health Division
2601 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53718

Phone: 608-224-3803
Fax: 608-224-6213
Email: longsc@mail.slh.wisc.edu

 

 

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