Searching the sewers for signs of COVID – Utility Magazine

Sewage surveillance initiatives are being expanded in Victoria and South Australia to help with early detection of new COVID-19 outbreaks, particularly in communities with no known cases.
Recent testing of sewage samples collected in Apollo Bay has shown viral fragments of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Coronavirus.
The virus was detected in wastewater on Friday 4 September from a sample collected from the influent (entry pipe) to the sewage treatment plant on Tuesday 1 September.
The posi…

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