Monday, May 31, 2021
Researchers at the University of Waterloo are working with Region of Waterloo Public Health to use wastewater effluent to track COVID-19 trends in the region.
Mark Servos, Water Institute member, biology professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Protection, is collaborating with the regional health unit to monitor three wastewater treatment facilities which service 85 per cent of the region's population. The results from the wastewater testing are now posted on the health unit's dashboard which shows confirmed COVID-19 cases vs. the wastewater signal.
The complete story by CTV news can be see here.
