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Water Quality Research 

• Recreational Water Quality Monitoring 
• Remediation and Control Measures  
• Source Identification  
• Root River Assessments  
• Beach Sanitary Surveys  
• Rapid Assessments: Real-Time PCR (QPCR)  
• Publications Available Upon Request
   

You may contact:

Julie Kinzelman, Ph.D., MT (ASCP)
Racine Health Department / Laboratory
730 Washington Avenue
Racine, WI 53403
julie.kinzelman@cityofracine.org
PH: (262) 636-9501
FX: (262) 636-9576

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 Recreational Water Quality Monitoring

 

• Paired comparisons of E. coli & enterococci as recreational public health indicators
  (poster presentation) American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, 2007  
• A roadmap to Great Lakes coastal health: how do we get there?
  (oral presentation) State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference, Milwaukee, WI 2006  
• E. coli Facts –Beach Monitoring
  (Oral Presentation), Beach Management Workshop, Door Co., WI, 2005  
• Using a Multi-Tiered Approach to Manage Beaches
  (poster), Great Lakes Beach Association, Green Bay, WI, 2005  
• Lake Michigan Surface Water Quality: Evaluating the Diurnal Variation of E. coli and its Response to Environmental Factors
  (poster), Great Lakes Beach Association, Parma, OH, 2004  
• Comparison of Multiple Point and Composite Sampling for the Purpose of Monitoring Bathing Water Quality
  (poster), American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, 2004  
• Composite Sampling Presentation, USEPA Beaches Conference
  (oral presentation), USEPA Beaches Conference, San Diego, CA, 2004  
• Characterization of Enterococci in a Freshwater Environment: Applicability as an Indicator of Lake Michigan Recreational Water Quality
  (poster), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 2003  
• Use of the IDEXX®Colilert Quanti--Tray/2000 as a More Rapid & Simple Enumeration Method for the Detection of E. coli in Recreational Waters
  (Oral Presentation), Midwest Water Analyst Association, Kenosha, WI, 2002 

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 Remediation and Control Measures

• Using spatial distribution & source tracking to target beach remediation – the Racine, WI approach
  (oral presentation) Presque Isle Beach Sanitary Survey Workshop, Erie, PA, 2007  
• Applying scientific research to beach management and remediation
  (oral presentation) State of Ohio – Lake Erie Beach Conference, Cleveland, OH 2006  
• Improving surface water quality through beach sand manipulation
  (poster presentation) USEPA National Beaches Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2006  
• Applying scientific research to beach management – case studies from Racine, WI
  (oral presentation) City of Toronto Great Lakes Beach Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, 2006  
• Great Lakes Regional Collaboration – Strategies to Improve Coastal Health
  (oral presentation) State of Lake Michigan Biannual Conference, Green Bay WI, 2005 5  
• Using a multi-tiered approach to manage beaches
  (poster presentation) Great Lakes Beaches Association, Green bay, WI 2005  
• Improving Beach Management to Reduce the Impacts of E. coli
  (oral presentation), Nuisance Algae - Public Forum, Cleveland, WI, 2005  
• Beach Management Topics and Practices: Beach Grooming
  (oral presentation), Beach ManagementWorkshop, Door Co., WI, 2005  
• The improvement of Lake Michigan Surface Water Quality
  (oral presentation), WI Environmental health Association, Baraboo, WI, 2004  
• Remediation of Storm Water Entering Lake Michigan through the Installation of Native Wetland Plants
  (poster), WI Environmental Health Association, Baraboo, WI, 2004  
• The Effects of Beach Slope on Bacterial Counts in Near Shore Sediments and Its Potential Impact on Surface Water Quality
  (poster), Great Lakes Beach Association, Parma, OH, 2004  
• Integrating Research andBeach Management Strategies
  (oral presentation), Clean Beaches Council Sustainable Beaches Summit, Sandestin, FL, 2004  
• Assessing Current Management Practices to Reduce Bacterial Contamination of Surface Water
  (oral presentation), Public Beach Closing Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2003  
• Evaluating the Efficacy of a Storm Sewer Outfall Re-engineered for the Reduction of Bacterial Contamination to Surface Water
  (poster), Great Lakes Beach Association, Muskegon, MI, 2003  
• Evaluation of Mechanical Grooming Techniques on Escherichia coli Densities in Foreshore Sands at North Beach, Racine, WI
  (poster), Great Lakes Beach Association, Chicago, IL, 2002  
• Evaluation of Beach Grooming Techniques on Escherichia coli Densities in Foreshore Sands at NorthBeach, Racine, WI
  (poster), American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002  

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 Source Identification

• Exploring environmental data: examples of preliminary statistics and results
  (oral presentation) Presque Isle Beach Sanitary Survey Workshop, Erie, PA, 2007  
• Prevalence of potential human enteric pathogens in gulls
  (oral presentation) Midwest Water Analysts Association Winter EXPO, Kenosha, WI 2007  
• Beach management in the US – identification and control of pollution sources in the Great Lakes
  (oral presentation) UK Bathing Waters Symposium, Newcastle, Northern Ireland, 2006  
• Identifying Campylobacter in Ring-billed and Herring gulls
  (poster presentation) American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, FL 2006  
• Beach Pollution Source Identification Field Cases:Racine, WI
  (oral presentation), Beach Management Workshop, Door Co., WI, 2005  
• Data Analysis for Source ID:Examples of Statistical Methods and Results
  (oral presentation), Beach Management Workshop, Door Co., WI 2005  
• Identification of Potential Human Pathogens in Gull Feces at a Southwestern Lake Michigan Beach
  (poster), American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA, 2005  
• The Association of Bacterial Indicators to Levels of Algae in Lake Michigan
  (poster), WI Environmental Health Association, Baraboo, WI, 2004  
• Using a Public-Health Based Monitoring Program to Assess Recreational Water Quality Advisories and Initiate Remediation
  (oral presentation), Great Lakes Beach Association, Parma, OH, 2004  
• The Effectiveness of Spatial Distribution Studies in the Development of Successful, Cost-Effective, Targeted Remediation Efforts
  (oral presentation), USEPA Beaches Conference, San Diego, CA, 2004  
• E. coli Densities in Sands of Two Southwestern Lake Michigan Beaches:Implications for Beach Management
  (oral presentation), Acquatic Ecosystem Health & Management Sediment Quality Assessment - SQA5, Chicago, IL, 2002  

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 Root River Assessments

• Baseline Assessment of Root River Water Quality within the City of Racine, 5/31/07 to 10/31/07  
• Guiding Remediation of the Root River, Racine, WI, USA, through Correlation of Stream Bank Condition, River Morphology, and Infrastructure Surveys to Chemical and Microbial Source Tracking – Kirk Abbott, MS Thesis, 12/2008  
• Root River Raw Data, May 2007 - October 2008  
• 2008 Root River Site Surveys  

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 Beach Sanitary Surveys

• North Beach 2007 Annual Beach Sanitary Survey  
• Zoo Beach 2007 Annual Beach Sanitary Survey  
• Multi-Tiered Approaches to Beach Management, (oral presentation) Great Lakes Beach Association, Traverse City, MI, 2007  

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 Rapid Assessments: Real-Time PCR (QPCR)

• Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent/Effluent,
  (oral presentation) Midwest Water Analysts Association, Kenosha, WI, 2008  
• Determination of Pollutant Loading and Ambient E.coli and Enterococci Levels in Fresh Water Environments by QPCR,
  (poster presentation) Great Lakes Beach Association, Traverse City, MI, 2007  
• Preparing a Local Public Health Laboratory for QPCR,
  (oral presentation) Great Lakes Beach Association, Traverse City, MI, 2007  
• Determination of Pollutant Loading and Ambient Escherichia coli and Enterococci DNA Levels in Fresh Water Environments by Quantitative Real-Time PCR –
  Jennifer Lavender, MS Thesis, 12/2008.

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 Publications Available Upon Request

• Kinzelman, J. and J. Hiller. 2007. Incorporating Education and Outreach in the Re-Engineering of a Storm Water Outfall Impacting Recreational Water Quality at Two Public Bathing Beaches on Lake Michigan. Current: The J. of Marine Education 23 (2): 13 - 18.
  The National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) is granting permission for the City of Racine to reprint the article, "Incorporating Education and Outreach of a Storm Water Outfall Impacting Recreational Water Quality at Public Beaches," written by Julie Kinzelman and Jaren Hiller; and excerpted from Current: The Journal of Marine Education, Volume 23, Number 2, 2005. Copyright 2007 National Marine Educators Association. All rights reserved. For more information on how to obtain a hardcopy of this issue or to find out more about the NMEA and their publications, please visit their website at www.marine-ed.org/.]
• Kinzelman, J., A. Dufour, L. Wymer, G. Rees, K. Pond, and R. Bagley. 2006. Comparison of Multiple Point and Composite Sampling for Monitoring Bathing Water Quality, Lake and Reservoir Manag. 22 (2): 95-102
• Kinzelman, J., A. Dufour, G. Rees. L. Wymer and B. Bagley. Composite Sampling as an Alternative Technique for the Determination of Bacterial Indicators in Recreational Waters - Proceedings of the National Beaches Conference, March 2005 (EPA-823-R-05-001)
• Kinzelman, J. The Effectiveness of Spatial Distribution Studies in the Development of Successful, Cost-Effective, Targeted Remediation Efforts - Proceedings of the National Beaches Conference, March 2005 (EPA-823-R-05-001)
• Kinzelman, J., A. Singh, C. Ng, K. Pond, R. Bagley, and S. Gradus. 2005. Use of IDEXX Colilert-18 and Quanti-Tray/2000 as a More Rapid and Simple Enumeration Method for the Detection of E. coli in Recreational Freshwater, Lake and Reservoir Manag. 21(1):73-77.
• Kinzelman, J., K. Pond, K. Longmaid, and R. Bagley. 2004. The Effect of Two Mechanical Beach Grooming Strategies on Escherichia coli Density in Beach Sand at a Southwestern Lake Michigan Beach, Aquatic Ecosystem Health Manag. 7(3): 1-8.
• Kinzelman, J., S. McLellan, A. Daniels, S. Cashin, A. Singh, S. Gradus, and Robert Bagley. 2004. Non-point Source Pollution: Determination of Replication versus Persistence of Escherichia coli in Surface Water and Sediments with Correlation of Levels to Readily Measurable Environmental Parameters, J. Wat. Health 2(2): 103-114.
• Kinzelman, J. Integrating Research and Beach Management Strategies for the Improvement of Public and Environmental Health - Proceedings of the Sustainable Beaches Summit, http://www.cleanbeaches.org/ewebeditpro/items/O31F5283.pdf, March 2004.
• Kinzelman, J., R. Whitman, M. Byappanahalli, E. Jackson, and R. Bagley. 2003. Evaluation of Beach Grooming Techniques on Escherichia coli Density in Foreshore Sands at North Beach, Racine, WI. Lake and Reserv. Manage. 19(4): 349-354.
• Kinzelman, J., C. Ng, E. Jackson, S. Gradus, and R. Bagley. 2003. Enterococci as Indicators of Lake Michigan Recreational Water Quality; Comparison of Two Methodologies and Impact on Public Health Regulatory Events. Appl. Environ. Micro. 69:1 92-96.

 

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You may contact:

Julie Kinzelman, Ph.D., MT (ASCP)
Racine Health Department / Laboratory
730 Washington Avenue
Racine, WI 53403
julie.kinzelman@cityofracine.org
PH: (262) 636-9501
FX: (262) 636-9576

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