It’s a crap job, but it has to be done. Now more than ever
Wastewater monitoring has provided much-needed Covid-19 data and could help identify future health crises
09 January 2022 - 20:38
Israeli scientists monitoring samplings of sewage water in 2013 made a startling discovery: an outbreak of polio was imminent. A national vaccination campaign was quickly mobilised and no cases appeared. That same year, Swedish scientists provided public officials with an early warning for outbreaks of hepatitis A and norovirus using the same methods...
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