As the state expands wastewater surveillance and testing to cover 47 utilities serving 60% of Colorado's population, residents can review results on a p.
Colorado was among the first states to embrace wastewater testing to track the coronavirus, an important public heath intervention that can give early warning of outbreaks.
On a Sunday morning in March 2020, right at the start of the pandemic, an article in Popular Mechanics caught engineer Pieter Van Ry's eye. It had a catchy title: "How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus."
With 60% of the state s population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.
With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.