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Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage

Colleges combating coronavirus turn to stinky savior: sewage

By /September 6, 2020 /Local News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Days after he crossed the country to start college, Ryan Schmutz received a text message from Utah State University: COVID-19 had been detected at his dorm. Within 10 minutes, he dropped the crepes he was making and was whisked away by bus to a testing […]

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Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trends

Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trends

By /July 6, 2020 /Local News

NEW YORK (AP) — One county in Utah beat back a spike of pandemic virus infections in the spring, and another saw its rate jump. Both trends showed up in their sewage. Yes, sewage. Across the U.S. and in Europe, researchers and health officials say they can track the course […]

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