Human Health

Bacteriological Sampling

Michigan has established Recreational Water Quality Standards for partial and full body contact. As it flows through campus, the river water should meet the higher standard of full body of contact of 130 E.coli per milliliters (mL).

• Beginning from August 2,1999,weekly samples have been collected toward the center of campus at the Farm Lane Bridge, just upstream of the canoe livery. These samples are used to determine if the river meets the water quality standard.
• Beginning in Spring 2000,the E.coli results from the Farm lane sampling site will be posted on the bulletin board at the canoe livery.
• New Bacterial sampling sites will be established at the upstream and downstream boundaries of campus to determine the effect MSU is having on the E.coli numbers.

 Weekly E.coli Sampling