Findings from a survey of 12 state and 194 local public health agency leaders on factors influencing pandemic management, the landscape of wastewater surveillance, barriers and supports to implementation, the value of wastewater data, and future interest in monitoring wastewater for public health.
The authors sought to determine whether self-reported intent to comply with public health recommendations correlates with future coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease burden.
The authors developed an automated qualitative assistant (AQUA) using machine-learning methods to rapidly and accurately code large text datasets. The tool replaces Latent Semantic Indexing with a more transparent graph-theoretic topic extraction and clustering method.
Monitoring PFAS contamination can be costly and time consuming. We developed and evaluated a machine learning model to identify private wells susceptible to PFAS contamination.
We discuss ways to transform wastewater surveillance from an academic exercise into a tool for epidemic response, generalizing lessons learned by a global network of wastewater researchers around COVID-19 and opioids.
Water supplies for millions of U.S. individuals exceed maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Contemporary and legacy use of aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) is a major contamination source.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) provides services to more than half of all people with diagnosed HIV in the United States.
With an annual budget of more than $2 billion, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is the third largest source of public funding for HIV care and treatment in the United States.
With an annual budget of more than $2 billion, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is the third largest source of public funding for HIV care and treatment in the United States, yet little analysis has been done to quantify the long-term public health...
The authors synthesize current understanding of the magnitudes and methods for assessing human and wildlife exposures to poly‐ and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Results from a wastewater pilot study in a rural Western North Carolina town that is home to a major regional university.
When combined with data on prescriptions filled at local pharmacies, EMS drug overdose calls, and drug seizures by law enforcement, wastewater testing can yield insights into the extent of black-market activity, policing impact on community drug use, and where and when drug overdoses might occur.