Researchers at Cranfield University have developed an innovative new method for identifying biomarkers in wastewater using origami-paper sensors, enabling the tracking of infectious diseases using the ...

Testing wastewater for COVID-19 provides a better forecast of new COVID hospital admissions than clinical data, according to a Syracuse University research team led by postdoctoral researcher Dustin ...

In north Denver, next to the South Platte River is a series of big pools. This is Metro Water Recovery, a treatment plant — the state’s largest according to employees. On a visit there, you can see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As researchers increasingly rely on wastewater testing to monitor the spread of bird flu, some are questioning the reliability of ...

Influenza virus binding to a respiratory tract cell. (File photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) San Diego County’s public health lab announced that it has begun publishing the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Across the country, cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are increasing with cooler weather and as people gather for holidays. In Michigan, the deputy state epidemiologist says ...

A sign, seen on Wednesday, marks the location of the John M. Asplund Wastewater Treatment Facility near Point Woronzof in Anchorage. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska Division of Public ...

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also ...