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Rick E. Danielson (he/him/his)

CEO
Danielson Applied Consulting, LLC
Oceanside, CA

Dr. Danielson is principal and CEO of Danielson Applied Consulting, LLC, dedicated to environmental and public health education. Dr. Danielson received his PhD from UC Berkeley School of Public Health (1989); MA Microbiology, CSU Fullerton (1981) and BA Biology/Chemistry U. San Diego (1978). He was the Laboratory Director of BioVir Laboratories, an environmental microbiological testing laboratory for 25 years (1995 – 2019). Dr. Danielson served as a Research Scientist III and Chief of the Environmental Microbial Diseases Section (EMDS) of the Microbial Disease Laboratory (MDL, 1991 - 1995) in the California Department of Health Services. Most recently, he was the Lead Microbiologist on the WRF/CA Water Boards research project (WRF 4952) for the development of regulations for direct potable reuse, focused on enteric viruses, parasites and SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Danielson was a Team Member of the NWRI advisory panel on DPR regulations for the State of Colorado (2018-2019). Dr. Danielson has developed and participated in microbial methods validation with the US EPA (EPA Methods 1622, 1623, 1601, 1602, 1680, 1681, 1682, and Enterococcus and Bacteroidales by PCR); and a contributor to Standard Methods for the Evaluation of Water and Wastewater (9213-G). Dr. Danielson has a broad background in environmental health microbiology including: the development and application of bio-technology (PCR, LAMP, ELISA, monoclonal antibodies, plasmid analysis, etc.); microbial risk assessment; environmental virology and parasitology (certified USEPA Principal Analyst for protozoans and viruses; conducting parasite analysis under the USEPA 503 Rule); providing information and consultation on agents of bioterrorism; expert testimony in environmental microbial contamination cases; and, the establishment of certified environmental microbiological testing laboratories.

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