Wastewater Testing
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How the Kelowna, B.C. wastewater treatment plant helps test sewage for COVIDNow that official testing for COVID is much less common, testing sewage for the virus gives officials another way to track the disease.CanadaFeb 17, 2023
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N.B. company helps study wastewater for COVID-19, mpox at Toronto Pearson airportLuminUltra is working on a study of wastewater at Canada's largest airport to determine what kind of subvariants of COVID-19 are present in the country.HealthJan 11, 2023
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How Albertans can have Thanksgiving without a side of COVID-19Staying home when sick, testing before gathering, getting a booster and having gatherings in well-ventilated areas are all measures experts advise.CanadaOct 5, 2022
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COVID-19: Should Quebec expand eligibility requirements for PCR testing?Experts say as restrictions are being lifted and testing numbers decline, the additional tool should be included going forward.HealthMar 8, 2022
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COVID-19 wastewater testing in Hamilton, Niagara Region ‘hasn’t been as useful’Two of Ontario's top docs say they haven't seen a correlation in COVID clinical figures and wastewater data – now used by many communities as a surveillance tool.HealthFeb 4, 2022
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Wastewater testing for COVID-19 continues in LethbridgeMore and more communities across Alberta are being monitored for COVID-19 through wastewater. Researchers are sharing that data with the public to help keep communities informed.HealthJan 17, 2022
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Is wastewater testing in Calgary showing any crest in COVID-19’s 4th wave?Is Alberta's devastating fourth wave of COVID-19 about to crest? Researchers examine the viral load in wastewater, hoping the province will continue with plans to expand testing.HealthSep 28, 2021
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Hamilton joins province’s $12M initiative to detect COVID-19 in wastewaterHamilton's director of water Andrew Grice says testing for COVID samples in the city's wastewater is actually not a new thing.CanadaMar 19, 2021
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Nova Scotia to offer pop-up rapid testing in Dartmouth this weekend, Wolfville next weekThe decision to test in Wolfville comes after new research detected the presence of COVID-19 in that town's wastewater.HealthNov 28, 2020
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COVID-19 detected in Wolfville, N.S., wastewater in experimental researchFredericton-based company LuminUltra filed a patent for technology that it says can help provide quick and early detection of COVID-19 in a community.CanadaNov 27, 2020
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