On July 27, 2020, Gail Krantzberg and Zobia Jawed gave interviews with CBC Radio morning shows across Canada. We hope you were able to hear them on one of the shows listed. The segments were not recorded for future listening, however you can read about the project on CBC.ca on our Friday update.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
CTV News Interview – July 26, 2020
Gail Krantzberg and Zobia Jawed discuss the objectives of wastewater analysis with CTV News’ Angie Seth
Watch the video clip on the CTV News website.
Brighter World: McMaster researchers study use of wastewater to track coronavirus
McMaster University’s Brighter World news page recently published an article outlining the objectives and current progress of the COVID-19 Wastewater Consortium of Ontario.
Excerpt
Researchers at McMaster University are investigating how municipalities across the province could begin to test raw sewage for the coronavirus and quickly identify outbreaks.
The wastewater system of Ontario may provide new insights and a non-invasive approach to detect the community spread of COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges facing public health experts.
There are more than 400 municipal wastewater treatment plants in Ontario and many more non-municipal wastewater plants—all running a unique sewage system—and researchers hope to collaborate with each of them, but the initial plan is to begin with 30 to 40 plants as well as private labs, and will include First Nations communities, villages and remote communities. Their goal is to build a consortium of municipalities, labs and health professionals to develop a strategy that could be applied to every city, township and village.
CHCH Morning Live: COVID-19 in wastewater
Today, Dr. Zobia Jawed updated CHCH Morning Live on how this project is moving forward.
You can view the video footage on the CHCH website.