What Lies Beneath: Wastewater Testing for Pathogens
What Lies Beneath: Wastewater Testing for Pathogens
Michael Wiley will discuss detecting pathogens in communities through wastewater surveillance programs.
Michael Wiley will discuss detecting pathogens in communities through wastewater surveillance programs.
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Tracking Community Health Through Wastewater Surveillance
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Feb 1, 2024 | 8 min read
By monitoring disease biomarkers within wastewater, researchers gain insight into disease prevalence within communities.
qPCR: Driving Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease
Nathan Ni, PhD | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 min read
Natalie Knox and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory are helping establish a national qPCR-driven wastewater surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases.
Polio Detected in New York City Wastewater
Andy Carstens | Aug 15, 2022 | 2 min read
Analyses suggest the virus has been silently spreading in nearby counties since May.
Wastewater’s Hidden Value for Monitoring Public Health
The Scientist and Bio-Rad Laboratories | Mar 23, 2022 | 1 min read
Learn about wastewater-based epidemiology—from its conception to its present state and into its future.
World’s Rivers Rife with Drugs: Study
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Feb 15, 2022 | 2 min read
Levels of pharmaceuticals considered unsafe for aquatic organisms were found at more than one-quarter of sampling sites.
Trout Appear to Get Hooked on Meth
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Jul 6, 2021 | 5 min read
After eight weeks of exposure to ecologically plausible levels of methamphetamines, the fish tended to prefer meth-laced water over water without the drug.
The Researchers Who Pivoted to COVID-19: One Year On
Shawna Williams | Jul 1, 2021 | 7 min read
The Scientist checks in on scientists who switched gears to combat the pandemic.
Researchers Seek a Simple, Rapid Test for SARS-CoV-2 in Sewage
Jef Akst | Jul 6, 2020 | 5 min read
Onsite testing at wastewater treatment plants could aid efforts to monitor for outbreaks of COVID-19 around the world, but such technologies are in the early stages of development.
Countries Begin Large-Scale Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Sewage
Chris Baraniuk | May 14, 2020 | 4 min read
Researchers have found traces of the coronavirus at wastewater treatment plants in various locations around the world.