Collecting Wastewater for COVID-19 Monitoring (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Collecting Wastewater for COVID-19 Monitoring

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UC Davis staff collecting wastewater samples on campus. Since September 2020, UC Davis researchers have been monitoring wastewater on the UC Davis campus and in the city of Davis for COVID-19 through the Healthy Davis Together program. A new article published Feb. 8 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reviews their experiences and the advantages and limitations of wastewater testing as a public health tool in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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