Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WKBN) – Wastewater testing has been around since the 20th century, but in the last five years, it’s become a more important part ...

With every rinse of a sink and flush of a toilet, public health is becoming easier to track thanks to a growing practice known as wastewater monitoring or wastewater surveillance. "This is an ...

Several Missouri agencies joined together to warn Missourians about the growing presence of a powerful synthetic opioid, ...

Lessons learned during COVID-19 are helping health officials keep us safer from other pathogens. Wastewater testing, which became widely used during the pandemic, is becoming more common for things ...

Nitazenes, a highly potent class of synthetic opioids, were detected at 26 Missouri schools during a voluntary school ...

The sewage in New England's exclusive Nantucket retreat is full of cocaine, according to local authorities, who this summer began testing it to monitor potential drug use in a popular summer getaway ...

Every day, clues are released about a population's health through toilets, sinks, showers, and tubs. In wealthier countries like the United States, sewer networks collect tiny bits of feces, urine, ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County health officials announced Wednesday that are launching a new tool to monitor the spread of disease, and it comes from an unexpected source: wastewater. For ...