Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Wastewater-Based Epidemiology" is my new favorite phrase!

Sewers were one of the earliest and most impactful advents of public health in urban areas, and it’s exciting that we’re still finding new ways to use them to that end.

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