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Tag: sewage treatment

Posted inHealth Insurance

UNC professor, state track COVID-19 trends in wastewater

by Coastal Review Online June 5, 2021June 4, 2021

06/04/2021 by Jennifer Allen, Coastal Review Online MOREHEAD CITY – Researchers at University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences began more than a year ago tracking in wastewater the virus that causes COVID-19, just as the pandemic was beginning to sweep across the globe. That research led to the lab to start testing samples from 11 […]

The city of Cary's wastewater treatment plant, where officials are monitoring raw sewage for the coronavirus: Photo credit: City of Cary
Posted inInfectious Disease

If the coronavirus rebounds, Cary could be the first to know

by Greg Barnes June 9, 2020December 10, 2022
Photo shows a simple brick pump house with a sign on the door that reads, "In case of alarm or emergency call..."
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Aging Sewer Systems Spell Trouble Across North Carolina

by Greg Barnes November 27, 2018September 5, 2022
Shows a small scale natural gas manufacturing facility. The footprint is only about the size of two large houses.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Smithfield Announces Plans to Cover Hog Lagoons, Produce Renewable Energy

by Greg Barnes October 29, 2018September 6, 2022
Shows a small scale natural gas manufacturing facility. The footprint is only about the size of two large houses.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Proposals to Turn Hog Waste into Biofuel Spur Debate

by Catherine Clabby July 24, 2018October 2, 2018
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House Budget Wrapped Up, Heads Back to the Senate

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