Detection of Cryptosporidium in the Bethlehem Wastewater Treatment Plant
Kevin Myers and Dr. Kristen Jellison
Department of Environmental Engineering
Abstract
By following the modified USEPA method 1622, it has been established that the majority of Cryptosporidium genotypes detected year-round are human pathogens, with the highest occurrence of Cryptosporidium during the summer months.
Bio
Kevin Myers is a senior at Lehigh University majoring in environmental engineering. He is a P.C. Rossin Junior Fellow and a member of Chi Epsilon. Kevin has worked on four publications of the Lehigh University yearbook, The Epitome, and is currently the Co-Editor in Chief. He has been a member of Engineers Without Borders for four years, and has traveled to the project location in Honduras twice which stimulated his interest in environmental engineering and public health. Kevin will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall to pursue his Master of Science in Public Health.
