New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But understanding disease risk and exposure to humans isn’t so straightforward
Hawaii is the only state without an H5N1 avian flu case. But a wastewater sample might say otherwise.
As health officials investigate the source, farmers worry about the disease’s impact on the local agriculture industry.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Hawaii officials investigate source of bird flu detected in Oahu wastewater
State health officials are investigating possible sources of the H5 avian influenza virus detected for the first time in a wastewater sample from Oahu.
Hawaii health officials detect bird flu in wastewater for first time
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu. A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has spread among birds and mammals in the continental U.
First-ever H5N1 bird flu sample detected on Oahu
The Hawaii Department of Health detected H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, on Oahu for the first time from a wastewater sampling site.
Pflugerville City Council approves funds for wastewater facility project
The Pflugerville City Council approved $21.3 million in funds for a key part of a new wastewater treatment facility.
Los Angeles set to build facility to transform wastewater into clean drinking water
Los Angeles is set to build a facility in the San Fernando Valley that will transform wastewater into enough pure drinking ...
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A Wastewater Surveillance Program Sounds the Alarm on Avian Influenza
As the popularity of wastewater surveillance programs soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, microbiologist Anthony Maresso ...
Bastrop City Council reallocates federal COVID funds for wastewater plants' rehabilitation
The Bastrop City Council reallocated $2.1 million in federal COVID-relief funds to rehabilitate two of the city’s wastewater ...
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EPA does not regulate wastewater from plastic plants — study
The new report found that permits for production facilities often do not set limits for nitrogen and phosphorous discharges.
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Eagle unveils new solar array that will power about 70% of wastewater facility’s needs
The town of Eagle and partners Thursday unveiled a new solar energy array at the town’s wastewater treatment plant. Town ...
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Wastewater testing proposed to tackle drug epidemic in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation wants to monitor wastewater in the Volunteer State to help ...
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Enhancing Wastewater Treatment with Algae and Yeast
Research shows that co-cultivating green algae and yeast significantly boosts wastewater treatment efficiency, addressing ...
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Spike in noroviurs detected in Las Vegas wastewater
The presence of norovirus is increasing in Las Vegas area wastewater, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. Though commonly referred to as the stomach flu, norovirus isn’t related to the ...
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Column: Wastewater district officials flushed with pride after more than century of service
Not even when we flush. The North Shore Water Reclamation District has been on the job treating our wastewater, and protecting Lake Michigan and area waterways, since 1914 when 36,000 households in ...