UC Berkeley Doheny Beach Interview Area.
Sediment core collection.
Collecting water in surf zone.
Recording temperature and field data.
Recording field conditions.
Preparing to transfer samples to lab.
Trailer with water testing laboratory.
Rapid water filtration method for viruses.
Membrane filtration for microorganisms.
Avalon Harbor, one of the two sites for SCCWRP's 2007 and 2008 epidemiology studies.
Tent set up at Avalon Beach to recruit study participants, and vehicle for transporting water samples to lab.
Collecting water samples.
Collecting water samples at the time of exposure.
Mixing replicate water samples to create site-specific composite sample.
Dispensing water from composite sample.
Mobile laboratory set up to process water samples.
Performing a bacteriodes filtration method developed by Stephan Wuertz.
Performing membrane filtration method.
Funnels on a manifold for membrane filtration method.
Applying filter to Staph aureus agar.
Collecting sand sample for measurement of bacteria.
Setup for Wuertz method for Bacteroides and enterovirus.
Pelicans and other birds may be one source of fecal indicator bacteria to Malibu Lagoon.
Algal mats in Malibu Lagoon.
Water from Malibu Lagoon mixes with ocean water.
A swimming warning is posted, while surfers continue to use the beach.
SCCWRP's partners from UC Berkeley set up a tent to interview beachgoers.
Equipment prepared for taking beach water and sand samples twice a day.
Sea water collected in sterilized 5-gallon buckets.
Water collected from 5 sampling sites is mixed and then dispensed for water quality testing.
Sample filters are placed in vials and flash frozen with liquid nitrogen.
In addition to SCCWRP's tests, vials were sent to partnering labs for further unique analyses.
Please credit images to SCCWRP.