Significance:

The release of geosmin greatly impacts taste and odor in bourbon production. Monitoring water properties provide insight to the likeness of a bloom occurrence allowing potential prevention measures to be taken prior to bloom. These tactics are often used in recreational and golf course ponds.

Objective:

Develop early detection system for predicting occurrence of geosmin from cyanobacteria blooms.  

Hypothesis:

Cyanobacteria blooms are highly correlated with source water physiochemical properties.

Conclusions:

Funded: JBBI Funded

Publication:

Graduate Student:
Katherine Ristola (PhD)