Source: Dee Shore, WRAL TECHWIRE, 2/11/21

 Testing has shown that sewage systems can be flush with coronaviruses, and airborne coronaviruses traced to wastewater have been identified as the cause of at least one major disease outbreak. NC State University researchers are outlining strategies aimed at preventing similar outbreaks from happening again. “We know that untreated water and wastewater can carry coronaviruses, and there is good evidence that wastewater previously led to coronavirus outbreaks. This suggests that something similar could happen with COVID-19,” said Steven G. Hall, a biological engineer and one of the study authors.

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