Microbial Source Tracking (MST)

The Website for All Aspects of MST

"Identifying Sources of Fecal Pollution in the Environment"




The Second Issue of ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION NEWS (our newsletter devoted to Source Tracking and related areas) is now available. Please use the link below to access the NEWSLETTER web page where you will find access to Issue One (free) and subscription information. This First Issue is the only free one, so subscribe now and receive all four issues over the next year, plus bonus items such as project updates, discussions of issues involving source tracking, etc. We are starting with four issues, eight pages each, but may expand as source tracking and related fields continue to develop.

These webpages and the NEWSLETTER are being maintained as a central record for BST investigators, publications, methodologies, and related topics. The links below (except for the NEWSLETTER) have been archived effective 10/02. All new updates will be placed on the NEWSLETTER webpage, for subscribers only. Please email us (link at bottom of page) with any suggestions you may have regarding our webpages. Thank you!

Bacterial Source Tracking (BST) is new methodology that is being used to determine the sources of fecal bacteria in environmental samples (e.g. from human, livestock, or wildlife origins). BST methodology has been described as having the ability to turn nonpoint sources into point sources. BST is also called fecal source tracking, microbial source tracking, and/or fecal typing.

Environmental Detection News (New Item)

ARCHIVED LINKS (Effective 10/02)

Hot Topics on BST

Overview of BST

BST Projects at VT and ASM Summary

Spring 2001 BST Methods Update

BST Methodologies

Investigators Conducting Research on BST

Publications on BST

Example of a BST Project

Related Links

We are proud to announce that our BST Website has recieved the following Web Awards!



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