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LA wastewater tells a story of monitoring COVID-19

COVID-19 PCR and sequencing

Discover the county department that has had to revolutionize its processes to help fight COVID-19. Used to treating water before it is returned to the sea and rivers, The Los Angeles County Sanitation District had to rapidly adapt to monitor for SARS-CoV-2, ensuring water returned to circulation is free of the virus and to facilitate the detection of community infections in real-time.

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Read the article to discover:

  • The technologies used to set up monitoring
  • The experiments conducted to establish an effective method for monitoring
  • The effect of these methods in monitoring SARS-CoV-2 levels and ensuring the return of clean water.