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Panoptic perspective on the pandemic at a local level: Tracking the coronavirus in municipal wastewater systems

Panoptic perspective on the pandemic at a local level: Tracking the coronavirus in municipal wastewater systems

Update: 2020-10-28
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Touted as a tool to forewarn policymakers of outbreaks at the local level, tracking COVID-19 through wastewater can complement traditional testing and provide unique and potentially actionable insights into the spread of the virus across the entire population of a given area. This episode of the podcast features an interview with Dr. David Nilsson, director of the Water Center at KTH Royal Institute of Technology which has been leading a project on tracing the coronavirus in the municipal wastewater system of Stockholm. Dr. Nilsson also reflects on the relationship between science and decision-making during times of crisis, when results of scientific studies are not yet fully certain but the need to take action is great.

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Panoptic perspective on the pandemic at a local level: Tracking the coronavirus in municipal wastewater systems

Panoptic perspective on the pandemic at a local level: Tracking the coronavirus in municipal wastewater systems

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