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Wastewater Surveillance

Mission

To monitor human pathogens in wastewater as indicator for public health surveillance.

What we do

  • Test for human pathogens in wastewater as an indicator for public health surveillance of infectious diseases.

Accomplishments

  • Validated digital PCR method for monitoring and measuring the concentration of SARS CoV2 virus in municipal and facility wastewater systems.

Contact

Rajendra Kothavade, PhD