Since 2020, UB researchers, including students, have been testing wastewater for RNA fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 as part of a program to monitor outbreaks in Western New York.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County health officials announced Wednesday that are launching a new tool to monitor the spread of disease, and it comes from an unexpected source: wastewater. For ...

(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) facilitated a training workshop entitled“Advanced Techniques in Capacity Building for Wastewater Reuse: ...

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide ...

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are all over the news. Many of us already realize they pose a health risk to humans and the environment. Manufacturers of PFAS play a huge role in slowing ...

With population growth and climate change both stressing freshwater supplies, demand for the precious resource could exceed supply by some 40% by 2030, according to a 2016 United Nations estimate.