COVID-19
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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.
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Research Shows Water Shutoff Ban Saves Lives
4/21/2021
Research highlighted at the latest Water Action Platform webinar shows nearly half a million Covid-19 infections could have been prevented in the US alone if there had been a nationwide ban on water shutoffs.
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COVID-19 In Honolulu Wastewater Reflects Levels Of Infection
4/19/2021
Wastewater is a reliable indicator of the prevalence of COVID-19 in a community, according to new research by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Engineering.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Production Lines Rely On FCI FLT93C Sanitary Thermal Flow Switch
4/16/2021
The highly reliable, precision FLT93C Sanitary Thermal Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) is today helping a major pharmaceutical company assure the necessary high quality of its rinse water for injection (WFI) is maintained on its batch lines during the production of COVID-19 vaccine.
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Norovirus Clusters Are Resistant To Environmental Stresses And UV Disinfection, New Study Finds
4/15/2021
Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the George Washington University and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D., a senior investigator and the head of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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UofL Receives $8.6M For COVID-19 Wastewater Research
4/14/2021
The University of Louisville has received $8.6 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to back research that could help health departments use wastewater to monitor the rate of COVID-19 infection.
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CDC To Expand Use Of Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance With Water Environment Federation
4/13/2021
Wastewater-based disease surveillance involves the testing of wastewater to evaluate the presence of pathogens among a population.
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WWEMA Member Market Survey Reflects Sales Increases
4/7/2021
The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) has released the results of its 2020 WWEMA Member Market Indicators Survey.
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Hach And LuminUltra Partner To Deliver First Rapid Test For SARS-CoV-2 In Wastewater
4/6/2021
Hach®, a global leader in water analysis and LuminUltra, a global leader in biological diagnostic testing, have partnered to offer the world’s first rapid, on-site testing solution for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The partnership is a direct response to consumer and community need for same-day test results and accessible, cost-efficient solutions.
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COVID-19 Wastewater Testing FAQs
4/6/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for communities to have reliable, timely methods of environmental monitoring for communicable disease.