After examining 40 wastewater samples that were previously collected between October 2019 and February 2020, researchers have determined COVID-19 was already present in northern Italy in December of last year — two months before the first cases were confirmed.
Italy’s National Institute of Health reports that traces of the virus were detected in December 2019 samples from Milan and Turin.The institute’s research aims to understand how the virus started to circulate within the country.AWWA Releases Statement on Perchlorate
The American Water Works Association recently stated that it agrees with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that perchlorate should not be addressed through a
News Briefs: Wastewater Tests Reveal COVID-19 Was in Italy in December
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, San Francisco is awarded a $513 million WIFIA loan to finance pretreatment and other improvements to its Southeast Treatment Plant
