Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "wastewater"
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Wasted Water: Returning to the Fishpond Latrine Amidst Modernity, Pollution, and Stigma
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-23)Since 1990, Vietnam has made significant efforts to eradicate open defecation in rural areas. With modernized systems and increasing severity of pollution within its rural provinces, local practices for managing human waste ... -
Wastewater to clinical case (WC) ratio of COVID-19 identifies insufficient clinical testing, onset of new variants of concern and population immunity in urban communities
(medRxiv, 2022-04-20)Clinical testing has been the cornerstone of public health monitoring and infection control efforts in communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With the extant and anticipated reduction of clinical testing as the ... -
Wild fish responses to wastewater treatment plant upgrades in the Grand River, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-24)Municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent is a major point source of contaminants (nutrients, pharmaceuticals, estrogens, etc.) which can harm aquatic life. Many studies have investigated the effects of WWTP ...