Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 14:41
in Biology & Nature
A new approach to monitoring the novel coronavirus (as well as other dangerous pathogens and chemical agents) is being developed and refined. Known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), the method mines sewage samples for vital clues about human health. It can potentially identify levels of coronavirus infection at both a local and global scale.