wastewater /news/tags/wastewater wastewater en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:46 GMT University of Akron Conducts Wastewater Research to Test for Coronavirus On-campus /news/health-science/2021-02-24/university-of-akron-conducts-wastewater-research-to-test-for-coronavirus-on-campus The University of Akron is underway with its COVID-19 wastewater monitoring project, where a team collects wastewater samples from on-campus facilties, attempting to measure copies of a gene from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:00:46 GMT /news/health-science/2021-02-24/university-of-akron-conducts-wastewater-research-to-test-for-coronavirus-on-campus Connor Steffen Wastewater Data Collection Shows COVID-19 Spike, Could Mean Future Surge /news/health-science/2020-12-10/wastewater-data-collection-shows-covid-19-spike-could-mean-future-surge Another steep increase in coronavirus cases could be coming for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:44:25 GMT /news/health-science/2020-12-10/wastewater-data-collection-shows-covid-19-spike-could-mean-future-surge Lisa Ryan New Study Will Test Cleveland Wastewater For The Coronavirus /news/health-science/2020-07-21/new-study-will-test-cleveland-wastewater-for-the-coronavirus Most people don’t want to think about their waste after it’s flushed down the toilet, but researchers can actually use waste samples to test for COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to test sewage and wastewater for the presence of coronavirus genetic material, ribonucleic acid (RNA) fragments, in feces in several Ohio cities including Cleveland. Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:35:42 GMT /news/health-science/2020-07-21/new-study-will-test-cleveland-wastewater-for-the-coronavirus