Wastewater testing takes flight in fight against Covid
The world-leading research from CSIRO scientists, working with Qantas and The University of Queensland, demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can
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The world-leading research from CSIRO scientists, working with Qantas and The University of Queensland, demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can
“The consumption of tobacco and alcohol places a significant burden on global health, accounting for 9 million deaths annually,” researchers Sam Trowsdale, Mackay Price, Chris Wilkins, Ben Tscharke, Jochen Mueller and Tom Baker said. “The misuse of tobacco and alcohol also comes with financial burdens. In New Zealand alone, these were estimated at $9 billion each in 2006.” Unsplash Alcohol consumption was most prominent in Bay of Plenty’s most urban wastewater site (file photo). For the study, wastewater samples were taken on seven consecutive days during the same week as the nat...