Fulton County Begins Monitoring Wastewater for Coronavirus and Monkeypox

Fulton County Begins Monitoring Wastewater for Coronavirus and Monkeypox

Monitoring of wastewater is used for early detection of COVID-19 and other viruses within a community.

Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts and County Manager Dick Anderson will join the Public Works Department to collect wastewater samples at one of Fulton County’s Wastewater Treatment Plants. Public Works officials are working with Emory University to test the wastewater for signs of the COVID-19 and Monkey Pox viruses in the untreated wastewater flow. Through regular testing of the wastewater, the County and Emory University can measure the amount of the viruses and see whether the levels are increasing or decreasing within the area served by the treatment plant. This can be an early warning sign of increasing cases within a community. 

 

WHEN:       Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. 
                     
WHERE:       Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility
                      7520 Cochran Road
                      Atlanta, Ga. 30349

Fulton County Begins Monitoring Wastewater for Coronavirus and Monkeypox
Day: Tuesday, July 26
Time of the Event: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility - 7520 Cochran Road Atlanta, Ga. 30349
Directions to Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility
Add to Calendar 07/26/2022 10:30 07/26/2022 17:30 America/New_York Fulton County Begins Monitoring Wastewater for Coronavirus and Monkeypox Public Works officials are working with Emory University to test the wastewater for signs of the COVID-19 and Monkeypox viruses in the untreated wastewater flow. Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility - 7520 Cochran Road Atlanta, Ga. 30349