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Scanning sewage for new coronavirus variants is a viable strategy for speeding up detection of new strains which may be more infectious, a study has found. Wastewater analysis has previously been identified as a good way of spotting signs of local infection, but now Covid is rife around the world the focus has shifted towards … Read more
Colleagues of four workers killed in a Bristol sewage plant explosion yesterday are in a ‘state of shock’ after one was blown 500ft into a lake by the force of the blast. Tributes poured in for the victims who died at Wessex Water Services Ltd in Avonmouth on Thursday morning. The workers – three employees … Read more
A major explosion has occured in a ‘chemical tank’ at a sewge treatment works near Bristol has left several people injured, emergency services have said. Avon Fire and Rescue Service says there has been a number of ‘casulties’ following the ‘serious incident’ at Wessex Water’s water recycling centre in Avonmouth. One eyewitnesses also reported that … Read more
Katie Price’s £2million ‘mucky mansion’ in West Sussex is suffering from sewage water build-up on the side of the property a year after the septic tank first started to leak. The 42-year-old former glamour model, who bought the sprawling country house back in 2014, recently vowed to renovate and sell the house, with doctors demanding she … Read more
Analysing SEWAGE for traces of coronavirus is helping UK officials track the spread of the disease in areas with limited testing Programme was set up to provide an early warning system of escalating cases This is because it takes days for symptoms to appear and tests to be completed And today DEFRA said it had … Read more
The real Shawshank Redemption: Chinese drug trafficker facing death sentence escapes jail by digging a 100ft tunnel through sewage pipes using a screwdriver in Indonesia Cai Changpan was sentenced to death in 2017 for trafficking 230-pound meth The Chinese man escaped from a Indonesian jail after digging a 100-foot tunnel He even invited his cellmate … Read more
‘When you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go’: The Block’s George Bragias uses the toilet TWICE after the sewage is shut off… creating a ‘smelly’ situation for his traumatised plumber By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:03 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 12:03 BST, 14 September 2020 George Bragias just couldn’t hold it … Read more
‘Nauseating’ torrent of raw sewage spills across Acapulco beach in front of horrified tourists ‘after torrential rains caused drains to burst’ Torrent of black water filmed flowing across beach in Acapulco and into the sea Witnesses said the water was actually raw sewage which made them ‘nauseous’ Officials say it appears sewer pipes burst after … Read more
Monitoring sewage for high concentrations of coronavirus genetic material might help officials predict new outbreaks up to seven days early, new research suggests. Scientists have recently confirmed that while spit and mucus from coughs and sneezes are the main ways that coronavirus is transmitted, humans also ‘shed’ the virus in feces. Yale University scientists have … Read more
The Government is considering testing sewage to track the size of the coronavirus outbreak in Britain, it has been revealed. Defra confirmed it is conferring with scientists about whether wastewater can help trace the spread of the deadly infection. It could become part of the government’s next phase of the COVID-19 battle plan to test, track … Read more