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Initial PPE kits sent to field crews for wastewater sampling to ensure proper safety protocols are followed for all waste sampling.

EESC Bird Banding Lab Team Photo Sep 15 2021_Tom O'Connell Credit.  This photos show the team of banders at the bird banding station during fall migration at Patuxent Research Refuge

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.

Transfer of RNA spin columns into collection tubes (with Chris Ottinger and Colleen Young)

Examples of the temperature card experiment. This additional QA step will allow more detailed tracking of sample temperature during shipping. 

 John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.

Robin Johnson conducts RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab at  Leetown, WV

Demonstration of how to add ice packs to shipping boxes for proper sample shipping.

A picture of (very) well packaged wastewater and temperature sample bottles from one of the facilities. 

Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.

An example of the setup of the zymo iiiP column and manifold assembly inside the BSL-3 lab. 

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

The Logistics Team packs dozens of sample boxes to send to the field teams at multiple Science Centers across the country.

EESC Bird Banding Lab showing Matt Rogosky on Sep 15 2021 photo taken by Tom OConnell.

EESC Bird Banding Lab_Matt Rogosky and Lauren Walker_Sep 15 2021_Tom OConnell Credit

Unloading sample boxes from Fed Ex Truck into the receiving area at the Leetown Lab, Christine Densmore 

Purification of extracted RNA via vacuum manifold RNA column filtration in the BSL3 lab.

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Rachel Atkins brings collected samples to specific FedEx facilites to ship the precious cargo to West Virginia for processing.

Spike of RHV virus as extraction control in the Biosafety Level-3 Lab. Photos take in the BSL-3 lab are often fuzzy due to phones being kept in sealed plastic for safety.