COVID-19

  1. Employing Wastewater Testing To Monitor Infection Trends And Control The Spread Of COVID-19 7/21/2021

    Since March of last year, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, the U.S. has recorded over 33.7 million cases of infection and surpassed 600,000 deaths due to the highly transmissible viral disease.

  2. Two Michigan State Labs Receive Funding For Continued COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring 7/15/2021

    Two Michigan State University labs will receive nearly $6M for projects to conduct COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and testing.

  3. Why Remote Work Might Worsen Southwest Water Woes 7/12/2021

    As concerns flare over record-low water levels at Lake Mead, a new UNLV study shows that COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders — and a subsequent societal shift to remote work — may be exacerbating the problem.

  4. New Tools For Pandemic Prevention Research: DNA Sequencing From Water And Leech Bloodmeals Reveal Viruses Circulating In The Wild 6/28/2021

    In a new scientific investigation headed by the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), water from African and Mongolian waterholes as well as bloodmeals from Southeast Asian leeches were assessed for the ability to retrieve mammalian viruses without the need to find and catch the mammals.

  5. Technology Supports Water Utilities During The COVID-19 Pandemic 6/25/2021

    Last year, the COVID‐19 pandemic forced many water utilities to close their offices and send staff home. Over the past year, utilities have made changes to meet the challenges of a remote workforce. Schedules have been modified, teams have been split up (social distancing), and new technology has been implemented. Keeping everyone healthy while continuing to serve clean, safe water has been a priority.

  6. Scientists Develop Low-Cost Sensor That Can Detect COVID-19 In Wastewater 6/9/2021

    Scientists from the University of Strathclyde and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have demonstrated a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for COVID-19 within wastewater.

  7. Americares, Xylem Partnership Delivers Clean Water And Sanitation To 3.5 Million People In 10 Countries In 2020, Aiding COVID-19 Response 6/8/2021

    Xylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of global water technology company Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), and health-focused relief and development organization, Americares, aim to reach 1 million people in 2021, through their collaboration to improve access to clean water and sanitation

  8. Leader, Speaker, Author Simon T. Bailey To Headline 2021 WQA Convention & Exposition In Las Vegas 6/8/2021

    “Be the Spark” leader, speaker and author Simon T. Bailey will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Water Quality Association Convention & Exposition July 28-30 in Las Vegas.

  9. How COVID-19 Is Driving Better Drinking Water Access In The U.S. 6/3/2021

    More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and with much of the U.S. opening back up, its residual effects on the country’s systems are becoming clear. And few areas of daily life have been more heavily impacted than drinking water systems.

  10. COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Proves Effective In New Study 5/11/2021

    Wastewater testing is an effective way to identify new cases of COVID-19 in nursing homes and other congregate living settings, and it may be particularly useful for preventing outbreaks in college dormitories, a new University of Virginia study finds.