USDA, ARS, BARC, EMFSL
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Building 201 BARC-East, Room 100A
Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
Phone: 301.504.8991
Fax: 301.504.8438
www.ars.usda.gov/ba/emfsl/nou
Research Area: Studies microbial ecology of zoonotic bacterial pathogens in leafy green production systems. Determines the effects of various environmental factors on the survival and dissemination of bacterial pathogens in various leafy green production environments. Develops effective agricultural practices to minimize pathogen contamination of fresh produce at pre-harvest and post-harvest production stages.
USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory
Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705
Building 173 BARC-East, Phone 301.504.5607
www.ars.usda.gov/ba/emfsl