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Rolf Halden
In the more than nine months since the U.S. has been dealing with the pandemic, scientists and researchers have gained tremendous knowledge about COVID-19. Some of that led to the development of vaccines that have begun to be distributed and dispensed.
Other information has been gathered that may be used to fend off the next pandemic or at least give us more knowledge and the ability to anticipate something dramatic.
Rolf Halden of ASU’s Biodesign Institute was a pioneer in using wastewater to determine how much toxins and pharmaceuticals were impacting communities, and then he turned to wastewater and COVID-19.
GREEN RIVER During Tuesday night’s Green River City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously not only to accept the Wyoming Department of Health’s (WDH) offer to extend the sampling period of Green River’s wastewater for COVID-19 Coronavirus, but also to have additional testing done by AquaVitas, LLC.
All of the testing costs are covered by Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding or through grant awards. The City of Green River is not responsible for any costs.
The sampling is done to test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, in the community’s wastewater. This data can indicate trends and provide data to the Governor, State Health officer, County Health Officers, and local officials for informed decision making.