Could wastewater epidemiology revolutionise public health?

At ILM's Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) event, Gertjan Medema of KWR Water, Andrew Singer, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Jacobo Illueca of Idrica, Matthew Wade, of the UK Health Security Agency, Paloma Pérez of Global Omnium and James Harbrid of Hach discussed the current state of wastewater epidemiology and what can be done to improve its use in the sphere of public health. To watch the full roundtable, click here.

Topics include:

• What values can wastewater epidemiology bring to society in the future?
• Using wastewater as a source of information for public health
• Wastewater can demonstrate whether people are taking prescribed medicine
• Mapping pathogen transfer using wastewater
• Fighting antimicrobial resistance with wastewater monitoring
• Managing bacteriophages in wastewater 
• UK Health Security Centre's wastewater epidemiology projects
• Managing COVID-19 using wastewater epidemiology in Valencia
• Challenges with sampling
• What further information do we need from our wastewaters?
• How climate resilience in wastewater epidemiology creates public health resilience 
• How to fund technological advancement 
• Collaborations and networking opportunities 
• Investing in wastewater epidemiology for developing countries

If you're interested in attending the next WWEM in 2024, click here to find out more about the event.