As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are. A ...

First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the ...

Raw sewage flows along the Tijuana river located between the primary and secondary borders next to Tijuana in San Diego. REUTERS/Mike Bake/File Photo Scientists at San Diego State University have ...

Should you still wear a mask in public? Is it safe to attend concerts or travel right now? Experts are increasingly recommending that we consult COVID-19 wastewater data to make decisions like these.

New York state officials struggled in mid-summer to get to the bottom of a polio outbreak. They used a time-tested approach that has gained new attention in monitoring the spread of COVID-19: ...

Sewer system management is a critical challenge that intersects public health, infrastructure longevity, and environmental sustainability. In particular, the control of hydrogen sulfide—produced ...

SAN DIEGO — Scientists at San Diego State University have successfully completed a study with a new early warning system to track the levels of untreated sewage in the Tijuana River. The team, led by ...