News Briefs: WWTP Workers in Baltimore Stage Walkout, Citing Unsafe Conditions

Workers at Baltimore, Maryland’s Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant recently staged a walkout, citing unsafe working conditions, according to WMAR News. One worker told the news organization that the crew didn’t get any hand sanitizer until the end of March. “Prior to that, we had no hand sanitizer on the plant whatsoever. We have no breathing apparatus, we have no protective clothing.”City officials are reportedly getting protective equipment to the workers.Researchers Working to Track COVID-19 in Wastewater The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) in New Zealand is starting a project that aims to track the distribution of COVID-19 in the nation,