Webinar focuses on surface, groundwater systems contaminants

AMES — The Iowa Learning Farms’ (ILF) June webinar — to be held Wednesday, June 15, at noon — will feature Michelle Soupir, who will talk about the fate and transport of pathogens from agricultural landscapes.

The webinar is part of a series, held on the third Wednesday each month.

Webinars start at noon via Adobe Connect. A computer with Internet access is needed to participate.

Michelle Soupir is an Iowa State University Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering assistant professor. Her research includes nonpoint source pollution control, watershed management and water quality monitoring. She studies the occurrence, fate and transport of pathogens and contaminants such as antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria to surface water and groundwater systems. She will be able to answer questions from webinar attendees via the Adobe Connect chat box.

To connect to the webinars, go to: https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/ilf/. The ILF website homepage contains links for archived webinars from previous months: www.extension.iastate.edu/ilf.