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Innovative Japanese wastewater treatment technology being evaluated at UCalgary for use in cold climates and rural communities
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ACWA News
Innovative Japanese wastewater treatment technology being evaluated at UCalgary for use in cold climates and rural communities
International partnership addresses water sustainability challenges, from Japan to Alberta and beyond
What else is in a flush? UCalgary researchers are going to find out
Researchers awarded $6M to expand successful COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program to detect a wider range of viruses
Wastewater monitoring underway for opioids and other lethal drugs
Researchers say wastewater monitoring could provide an early warning and possibly save lives
Operation of award-winning COVID-19 wastewater monitoring program transitions to public health authorities
Monitoring activities handed off, but expanded research and data sharing will continue
Wastewater data tracker now includes COVID-19 variant info and flu data
Popular website offers citizens expanded insights into public health
Research proves that testing hospital wastewater for COVID-19 can help catch localized outbreaks faster
Wastewater monitoring can give an early warning of infection, can be used to detect variants, and in individual facilities it strongly predicts outbreaks and new cases, explains Dr. Michael Parkins, MD, associate professor in the Cumming School of Medicine and member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases.