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We detected 180 contaminants in treated and untreated water. None of those found in treated water breached human health guidelines, but we should not forget about potential impacts on the environment.
Over 800 sites across the US report coronavirus data from sewage to the CDC. Here’s how this kind of surveillance system works and what it can and can’t tell you.
A statistically designed random sampling scheme, based on as few as 100 people, would give a very high probability of detecting if there are any COVID-19 cases and highlight at-risk hotspots.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Massey University
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Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University
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