Wastewater
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Wastewater analysis shows massive COVID-19 surge in SaskatchewanNew USask data shows the COVID-19 in Saskatoon's wastewater increased by 253 per cent from last week. One of the scientists says the delta variant caused most of the increase.CanadaAug 4
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Quebec museum exhibit to wade into the history and potential of human wasteThe exhibition will explore humans' complex relationship with excrement, the challenges of waste management and the health problems caused by poor sanitation around the world.CanadaJun 16
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‘We are being gouged’: Central Elgin residents fed up with rising water billsThis year the price of water went up 23 per cent.CanadaMay 22
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COVID by the community: new localized data shows virus levels in Calgary wastewaterA joint research project between the University of Calgary, City of Calgary and Alberta Health Services monitoring COVID levels in wastewater is expanding.ScienceMay 7
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Saskatoon’s wastewater sees decline of the virus that causes COVID-19Between April 21 and April 27, a University of Saskatchewan team said there was a 70 per cent decrease in the viral RNA load in Saskatoon’s wastewater.CanadaMay 3
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City of Regina investing $112.6M for 2021 construction projectsThe City of Regina officially kicks off the 2021 construction season and is investing $112.6 million for transportation, water, wastewater and drainage projects.CanadaApr 26
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Wastewater data suggests COVID-19 cases to soon reach record highs in London, Ont.'In just the last samples that we analyzed from Sunday, the numbers were about as high as what we saw in the peak of the second wave.'HealthApr 8
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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
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Cost for new North Shore sewage treatment plant climbs over $1BWhen planning began on the project more than a decade ago, its estimated cost was $400 million.EnvironmentMar 12
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Researchers monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 at Edmonton long-term care facilitiesThe majority of deaths in the province since the start of the pandemic have been long-term care residents.HealthFeb 10
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