Since 2020, UB researchers, including students, have been testing wastewater for RNA fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 as part of a program to monitor outbreaks in Western New York.

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Siena College is participating in a student initiated wastewater testing program. School officials say the program can pinpoint positive cases of the coronavirus ...

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide ...

On the dashboard released Wednesday on the county's website, a summary chart breaks down how a virus is circulating in the community.

With population growth and climate change both stressing freshwater supplies, demand for the precious resource could exceed supply by some 40% by 2030, according to a 2016 United Nations estimate.

Steven Balogh is a virus hunter. “The last two years, it’s been looking 24/7, looking at COVID, SARS-CoV-2,” he says. “Trying to figure out what the numbers are telling us.” Balogh, the principal ...