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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

Clicking on a subject of investigation will list the research projects within that  subject of investigation.
Subjects of Investigation
Air
Bacteria
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Fertilizers
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Milk
Other animals, general
Poultry meat
Protozoa
Seeds and other plant propagules
Soil
Vegetables, general/other
Water resources
Watersheds
Research Projects within Water resources
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce "Forward Processing" for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Assessing Romaine Lettuce “Forward Processing” for Potential Impacts on EHEC Growth, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Infectivity
item Factors Affect the Transfer of Bacterial Pathogens to Leafy Greens from Soils
item Improving Pre-harvest Produce Safety through Reduction of Pathogen Levels in Agricultural Environments and Development and Validation of Farm-Scale Microbial Quality Model for Irrigation Water Sources
item Intervention Strategies to Mitigate the Food Safety Risks Associated with the Fresh Produce Supply Chain
item Machine Learning-Enabled Novel Pathogen Detection Platform for Nondestructive Supply Chain Surveillance
item Microbial and Physico-Chemical Technologies to Control Bacterial Pathogens during Hydroponic, Aquaponic, and Soil Production of Fresh Produce
item Modeling Fate and Transport of Indicator and Pathogenic Organisms to Assess Microbial Water Quality of Irrigation Water Sources
item Monitoring and Managing Microbial Water Quality for Food Safety
item Monitoring and Modeling Microbial Quality of Irrigation Water
item Prevention of Pathogen Contamination in the Lettuce Production Continuum-Beltsville
item Using Modeling to Develop Monitoring Strategy and Scheduling for Microbial Quality of Irrigation Water Sources