Viral survival in seawater

New research uncovers how long viruses can survive in seawater after sewage discharges

Sunny day at Porthcawl Beach in Wales UK lots of people walking on the sand and in the sea.

A new BlueAdapt study published by Bangor University and the University of Exeter highlights the potential health risks of viruses surviving in coastal waters.

With climate change …

UWA visit

We were happy to welcome Prof Yinlong Chen from the University of Western Australia to visit the labs and research facilities today. Always great to spend time talking about research and collaboration opportunities.…

Three new papers published…..

Chigor, V. N., Digwo, D. C., Adediji, A., Chidebelu, P. E., Chigor, C. B., Ugwu, K. O., Ibangha, I. I., Street, R., & Farkas, K. (2024). Epidemiology of norovirus infection in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of virology, …

New paper on normalisation is published……

Cameron Pellett, Kata Farkas, Rachel C. Williams, Matthew J. Wade, Andrew J. Weightman, Eleanor Jameson, Gareth Cross, Davey L. Jones (2024) Multi-factor normalisation of viral counts from wastewater improves the detection accuracy of viral disease in the community. Environmental Technology …

New perspectives paper published on plastics and pathogens

Oliver, D.M., Metcalf, R., Jones, D.L., Matallana-Surget, S., Thomas, D.N., Robins, P., Tulloch, C.L., Cotterell, B.M., Williams, G., ChristieOleza, J.A., Quilliam, R.S., (2024) Plastic pollution and human pathogens: towards a conceptual shift in risk management at bathing water and beach …

FSA visit

Was great to host the UK Food Standards Agency today and show them round the national wastewater facility.…

new paper out on AMR around WWTPs

Paul B.L. GeorgeLuke S. HillarySamantha LeclercEmily C. CooledgeJoanie LemieuxCaroline Duchaine, and Davey L. Jones. Needles in haystacks: monitoring the potential escape of bioaerosolised antibacterial resistance genes from wastewater …