COVID-19
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COVID-19 Modern Trash Loading Proves Sewage Pump Clog Resistance Cannot Be Predicted By Impeller Throughlet Size
9/21/2021
The ever-increasing collection system loading rate exacerbated by the effects of COVID-19 further exposes the traditional multi-channel solids-handling impeller as unable to operate without partial to full clogging with soft solids.
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Pandemic Workaround – Researcher Keeps Eyes On Pacific Water Quality From Afar
9/21/2021
A Griffith University researcher has overcome a key challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to lead a monitoring program in Vanuatu aiming to improve the water quality of a popular lagoon used for fishing and swimming.
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NAWC Urges Water Industry Workers To Get Vaccinated
9/17/2021
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), which represents water companies that collectively serve 73 million Americans, issued the following statement in support of worker safety and community health.
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Citing COVID-19 Surge, Orlando Mayor Calls For Drinking Water Reduction
8/31/2021
Two of the world’s most persistent epidemics seem to be accelerating at once in Florida, where a major city’s mayor has asked residents to reduce their use of potable water as COVID-19 cases surge.
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Water Detectives: Scientists Test Wastewater For Signs Of Virus
8/17/2021
For three weeks this summer, scientist Hector Rangel collected samples from wastewater in Caracas, Venezuela. His counterpart in Kampala, Uganda, Brian Lubega, took samples from a stream where open sewers drain into the watershed.
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Wastewater Testing Labs Can Detect SARS-CoV-2 In Less Than Four Hours With New Methods
8/16/2021
A complete workflow developed by Promega Corporation enables wastewater testing laboratories, including public health organizations, to quickly assess the health of entire communities from a single sample.
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A Breakthrough In Detecting COVID Variants Through Wastewater Comes Just As Virus Heats Back Up
8/15/2021
With the unwelcome resurgence of COVID-19, now in the form of variants, people are beginning to mask up (again) and there’s new talk about limitations on indoor activities.
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Preparing Wastewater Samples For SARS-CoV-2 Analysis
8/12/2021
Wastewater is a focal point for public health professionals evaluating levels of COVID-19 community infection. Here are some considerations on the use of membranes for efficient SARS-CoV-2 virus water sample preparation.
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Black & Veatch: Climate Change, COVID-19 Pandemic Underscore Water Sector’s Need For Broader View Of Resilience, Data Use
8/10/2021
The U.S. water industry is embracing innovation, sustainability and technology, including data, analytics and other “digital water” tools along with resource recovery processes. Combined, this continued progress helps to meet a host of challenges headlined by aging infrastructure, climate-related impacts and uncertainties from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly released report from Black & Veatch.
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Using UV Water Disinfection To Save Lives, Prepare For The Next Pandemic
8/5/2021
Ultraviolet (UV) light has proven invaluable during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing frontline workers to disinfect hospital rooms, surfaces, and personal protection equipment (PPE) without the use of harmful chemicals.