Publications
| salmonella contamination during production of cantaloupe: a binational study. | six cantaloupe farms and packing plants in south texas (950 cantaloupe, 140 water, and 45 environmental samples), including the rio grande valley area, and three farms in colima state, mexico (300 cantaloupe, 45 water, and 15 environmental samples), were sampled to evaluate cantaloupe contamination with salmonella and escherichia coli during production and processing. samples collected from external surfaces of cantaloupes, water, and the environments of packing sheds on cantaloupe farms were ex ... | 2004 | 15083723 |
| arsenic uptake by muskmelon (cucumis melo) plants from contaminated water. | arsenic is a carcinogenic element that occurs naturally in the environment. high levels of arsenic are found in water in some parts of the world, including texas. the aims of this study were to determine the distribution of arsenic in muskmelon (cucumis melo) plants accumulated from arsenic spiked water and to observe effects on plant biomass. plants were grown and irrigated using water spiked with variable concentrations of arsenic. inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used to quant ... | 2016 | 27460822 |