Containing the Spread of COVID-19: The Importance of Continued Wastewater Testing and Surveillance
We seem to have turned a corner on COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Infection and death rates are way …
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EPA Meeting Preview: Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Illuminates Microbes
How can lab managers better protect their clientele from waterborne diseases? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can help. Their free …
EPA Recreational Water Testing Workshop: Updates and Considerations
This spring, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held the National Recreational Water Quality Workshop. The conference …
California's Total Coliform Rule Revision Goes Into Effect
As summer brings record-breaking temperatures to California and the state government lifts pandemic restrictions, conditions become ripe for dangerous bacteria …
Chlorine Shortage Hits Water Utilities and Pool Operators
A recent chlorine shortage has threatened safe drinking and pool water throughout the U.S. But why is there a shortage, …
Water Stagnation in Buildings: Assumptions Challenged by New Research
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts have warned that water stagnation due to changes in building use can lead …
3 Takeaways from the Legionella Virtual Special Session, Co-Hosted by NEHA and NSF on March 9-10
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders drastically affected building usage this past year, heightening Legionella risks. In response, NSF …
EPA Updates Sanitary Survey Tool for Recreational Waters
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new sanitary survey tool for recreational waters called ArcGIS Survey123 that allows users …
EPA May Revise Drinking Water Standards After Six-Year Review
Drinking water standards have changed radically since 1908, when Jersey City became the first U.S. municipality to disinfect its water …
Tracking COVID-19 Variants Through Wastewater Testing
Wastewater testing is proving critical to warn communities where fast-spreading strains of SARS-CoV-2 have taken hold. Last year, the Centers …
The Real Estate Market Is Hot — and So Is the Need for Well Water Testing
The real estate market is sizzling, as anyone with a home to sell or desire to buy knows. A rush …
CDC Releases New Wastewater Surveillance Sampling and Testing Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance on wastewater-based disease surveillance that includes considerations …