Wastewater in Tempe being tested for viruses and opioids azfamily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azfamily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It began during the opioid epidemic as a way to track the dangerous drug, but during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tempe transitioned a program to tracking COVID in the city's wastewater system. The city is still doing that, even as the most acute phases of the pandemic came and went.
Tempe expands sewer testing to include flu and RSV viruses azfamily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from azfamily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tempe is inviting residents and business owners to learn how the city is addressing the opioid crisis. The city’s strategies include better data by testing wastewater for opioids. Wydale Holmes, who oversees the city’s strategic management and innovation office, said they don’t conduct individual wastewater tests. Instead, they only test in areas with at least 3,000 people.