Was great to attend and present a talk on our WBE work at the EU-WISH consortia meeting.

EU-Wastewater Integrated Surveillance for Public Health

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Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Jagadeesan, K., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Proctor, K., Bagnall, J., Robertson, M., Jones, D. L., & Wade, M. J. (2025). Multi-biomarker approach for estimating population size in a national-scale wastewater-based epidemiology study. Water Research, 268(Part A), 122527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122527…

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

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 …

We showcased the wastewater data at the Medical Research Council meeting in Swansea. More details to follow.…

See the official press release here:

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-09-17-bangor-university-partners-with-verily-to-expand-wastewater-testing-services-across…

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.…

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, …

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 …

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 …

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