They predict the spread of covid-19 through our wastewater
Since the beginning of September, the number of people infected by covid-19 has increased in Uppsala. To map the current outbreak and gather more information about the virus, SARS-CoV-2, there are several ongoing research projects. Anna Székely and Nahla Mohamed, researchers at the Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC) of Uppsala University, are the initiators of a wastewater sampling project. Since June, they have been analyzing the water running through the treatment plant at Kungsängsverket in Uppsala. – Raw wastewater is unfiltered wastewater that hasn’t yet been treated or processed in any