Show Me Today host Bill Pollock recently visited the Grand Glaze Wastewater Treatment Plant in Valley Park, just outside of St. Louis. He is exploring a unique approach to public health, wastewater surveillance. This program has been active since 2020. They collect...
It may not be glamorous, but it’s essential. Missouri scientists are keeping tabs on public health by monitoring wastewater, which is a byproduct of our daily activities. Jeff Wenzel, Chief of the Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology at the Missouri Department of...
A different kind of test is happening in Missouri schools, and it’s not about math or reading. It’s about what’s in the wastewater. The state has launched a pilot program to check for signs of fentanyl and other drugs. Show Me Today’s Matt Pilger spoke with Mike...
