Week 10

11/5/13

            Today in lab, we went to the local Wastewater Treatment plant.  The tour guide showed us where the wastewater entered the building and how they began to purify the water.  The wastewater goes through many different pipes and pools while interacting with microorganisms that break down the organic material in the wastewater.  At the end of the water treatment process there are multiple samples taken of the treated wastewater to ensure treated water is being released back into the river.  The concluding part of the tour was touring the lab in the treatment plant. The tour guide showed us what the samples were tested for and why it was a vital part of the wastewater treatment plant. 

 

11/7/13

            Today in lab, we learned how to collect a nasal swab sample.  We then streaked the sample on a mannitol salt agar plate and incubated it at 37°C.