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Bird flu is spreading. Wastewater monitoring can help us stop it
The National Wastewater Surveillance System’s funding expires at the end of fiscal year 2025, just as bird flu heats up.
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COVID boosted efforts to track diseases in wastewater
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater sampling wasn't routinely done for public health purposes. But as the case number ...
Under the microscope: Looking at B.C.'s wastewater surveillance for viruses
Testing wastewater for diseases and viral activity gained prominence during the pandemic, but scientists are concerned that ...
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Dublin in top 20 cities sampled for drug levels in wastewater
Dublin is among the top 20 of 128 European cities for the presence of cocaine, ketamine and MDMA in its wastewater. It ...
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Tourism increases pressure on wastewater plant
Biological processes at city wastewater treatment plant impacted by tourism swings. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael ...
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How wastewater data has evolved 5 years after the pandemic began
When Covid first hit the U.S. in 2020, the Cambridge-based company Biobot Analytics quickly rose to national prominence with it's disease tracking technology.
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How the pandemic gave a huge boost to wastewater virus tracking
Marc Johnson of the University of Missouri explains why wastewater surveillance became a crucial tool in tracking COVID outbreaks.
Queensland pill testing sites to close in April despite nitazenes detected in Australian wastewater for first time
The Queensland government will close two pill testing sites next month, despite new evidence a lethal synthetic opioid is spreading in Australia.