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Podcast: Ologies with Alie Ward
Episode: Environmental Microbiology (TESTING WASTEWATER FOR DISEASES) with Amy Kirby
Description: Oh boy. This episode may seeeeem crappy but it is certainly not a waste of your time. Weβre not kidding, while the episode is of course wonderful, mostly thanks to our wonderful guests, it is also certainly about poopy wastewater and what we can all learn from it. About those terrific guests: we mostly speak with Dr. Amy E. Kirby, Ph.D., MPH of the frickinβ CDC (yes, that CDC) about the National Wastewater Surveillance System or NWSS. Did you know sewer water is not just a feature of teenage mutant ninja turtle habitats? Epidemiologists have been using the...