Columbia Engineering | Columbia Tests Campus Wastewater for Coronavirus @ColumbiaSEAS | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
(This video was produced following strict social distancing and public health guidance)
“Wastewater analysis is a simple, yet sophisticated way, to shed light on infectious disease transmission in a community,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, who oversees the Public Health Committee for the University COVID-19 Task Force. “It can provide an early warning signal for the presence COVID-19 cases, leading to the rapid mobilization of a response.”
The pilot program, spearheaded by El-Sadr, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, is a collaborative effort involving the Office of Facilities and Operations, Columbia Health, and a research team at Columbia School of Engineering, led by Kartik Chandran, a global expert in sustainable wastewater management and sanitation.
(This video was produced following strict social distancing and public health guidance)
“Wastewater analysis is a simple, yet sophisticated way, to shed light on infectious disease transmission in a community,” said Wafaa El-Sadr, who oversees the Public Health Committee for the University COVID-19 Task Force. “It can provide an early warning signal for the presence COVID-19 cases, leading to the rapid mobilization of a response.”
The pilot program, spearheaded by El-Sadr, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, is a collaborative effort involving the Office of Facilities and Operations, Columbia Health, and a research team at Columbia School of Engineering, led by Kartik Chandran, a global expert in sustainable wastewater management and sanitation.
