Delving Into Sewage to Diagnose Public Health Problems

This team of researchers thinks data collected from treatment plant waste could be used to make swift public and environmental health decisions.
Delving Into Sewage to Diagnose Public Health Problems
Rolf Halden and his team conduct research that uses sewage and sludge samples from wastewater treatment plants in the United States and throughout the world to assess potential health threats and identify behavioral trends.

Most people probably view wastewater treatment plants as an integral part of modern infrastructure. Rolf Halden and his colleagues see them as windows to our behavior and well-being. “If somebody would tell me today he or she is working at a wastewater treatment plant, I would...

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