Water Research Australia

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Water Research Australia is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Published in magazine issue 3

Dr Kelly Hill (Water Research Australia): “The ColoSSoS program is one-of-a-kind”

Academics and authorities across the world are looking into wastewater based epidemiology as a tool to monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 in the population and inform health measures to manage the pandemic.

Water Research Australia · 1 Oct 2020

27 Apr 2020

WaterRA: sewage surveillance collaboration to support Australia’s COVID-19 response

Water Research Australia (WaterRA) with the support of the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) is leading an innovative, Australia-wide investigation that aims to integrate reliable results of sewage testing for SARS-CoV-2 with COVID-19 health data on a national basis. Involving experts in health, microbiology, laboratory testing, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) and policy communication, the initiative […]