Wastewater study finds pharmaceuticals precede COVID-19 outbreaks - WaterWorld

Research on wastewater finds that a large spike in acetaminophen — the active ingredient in medications like Tylenol — preceded a spike in viral RNA during one COVID-19 wave in Western New York.

In a pilot project exploring ways to monitor COVID-19, University at Buffalo scientists hunted for pharmaceuticals and viral RNA simultaneously in wastewater in Western New York. The results of thei… [+3347 chars]

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