City Of Portsmouth: DPW Joins UNH/NH DHHS Covid-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program

Press release from the City of Portsmouth:

Both of the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTF) -- Peirce Island and Pease -- are participating in the NH DHHS project. Initially a lab at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) is processing the samples and NH DHHS expects to process samples in its own labs, eventually. UNH has been testing its own samples independently since the summer of 2020. Their researchers have also shared their method with long-term care facilities and other wastewater treatment facilities in the state.

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