Spencer Perry, MS Student will present "Monitoring Wastewater Effluents for SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks in Campus Dormitories"
The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has proven difficult to control and monitor due to inherent bias and delay in clinical testing results. Research shows the virus is shed through fecal matter and can be detected and quantified in the wastewater of a catchment population. The principles of wastewater surveillance are being applied at the University of Nebraska Lincoln to monitor viral loads in campus dormitories. Viral concentration time courses have been developed for the fall 2020 semester. With the addition of the saliva testing program in the spring semester, results from wastewater grab samples can be compared with those of the saliva testing program at UNL.
Maximilien Kiemde will present "Community-based wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2"
The use of wastewater as a complementary approach to the surveillance of infectious disease is an increasing necessity as a response to the COVID 19 global pandemic. The goal of this study is to monitor the community wastewater of three Nebraska cities for SARS-CoV-2. The preliminary results indicate the absence of the virus in WWTP effluent and the presence of the virus in the influent wastewater solids. Results are being correlated to COVID incidence in each community.
April 16, 2021
11:00 AM
Zoom Meeting ID:936 7162 2250
https://unl.zoom.us/j/93671622250#success
More details at: http://cee.unl.edu