Nassau County will soon be testing its wastewater for dangerous pathogens and opioid drugs using services provided under new contracts recently approved by the Legislature’s Rules Committee. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A welcome sign near Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T. Fentanyl and other drugs have been detected by a wastewater testing program in the community ...

With every rinse of a sink and flush of a toilet, public health is becoming easier to track thanks to a growing practice known as wastewater monitoring or wastewater surveillance. "This is an ...

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of the Walkerton tragedy in 2000 when seven people died and 2,300 were sickened by an E. coli breakout in the Ontario town’s drinking water, Justice Dennis ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Across the country, cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are increasing with cooler weather and as people gather for holidays. In Michigan, the deputy state epidemiologist says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As researchers increasingly rely on wastewater testing to monitor the spread of bird flu, some are questioning the reliability of ...

As the highly contagious bird flu virus continues to sweep through Oregon’s poultry flocks and dairy herds, scientists and public health officials are racing to monitor its rapid spread and potential ...