How wastewater can help cities track COVID community spread

Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the battle against COVID-19. That includes going underground to examine sewage.

wastewater
Courtesy of the Argonne National Laboratory
wastewater
Courtesy of the Argonne National Laboratory

How wastewater can help cities track COVID community spread

Scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the battle against COVID-19. That includes going underground to examine sewage.

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Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory say wastewater could be the key to locating new COVID variants and learning how various strains move throughout different communities.

Reset talks to a molecular biologist for more on the process.

GUEST: Sarah Owens, molecular biologist at Argonne National Laboratory