SCA24AG105 - GEMSTONE
Numéro de sollicitation 188861
Date de publication
Date et heure de clôture 2024/02/26 17:00 HNE
Description
Fecal contamination of marine shellfish harvest sites is an important public health, food security, and economic problem in British Columbia (BC). Consumption of shellfish contaminated with fecal pathogens has caused significant human illness in BC, and subsequent closures of harvest sites have been associated with substantial cultural and economic consequences. Although marine waters may be contaminated with feces from different sources, including humans, livestock, and wildlife, shellfish harvest sites in BC are closed without identification of the fecal source. Instead, contamination is monitored via the presence and concentration of bacteria which indicate whether feces is present. Because these indicator bacteria are present in humans and many animals, they cannot be used to identify where the feces came from. Without this information, regulators cannot take action to mitigate fecal sources. As a result, these sources remain unaddressed and may continue to contaminate the site leading to protracted human health risks and prolonged cultural and economic consequences.
The overall objective of GEMSTONE is to evaluate whether we can identify the sources of fecal contamination at marine shellfish harvest sites in BC. This will be accomplished by:
- Developing and validating Microbial Source Tracking (MST) tools capable of detecting, quantifying, and identifying the source species of feces,
- Linking MST findings to environmental data to identify the locations and causes of fecal sources, and,
- Transferring knowledge and technology to Sector Partners.
Durée du contrat
La durée estimée du contrat sera de 1 mois.
Accords commerciaux
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Coordonnées
Organisation contractante
- Organisation
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Abbotsford AGRI Office
- Autorité contractante
- Anne Aubin
- Adresse courriel
- Anne.Aubin@gov.bc.ca
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