By Capitol News |
Jun 27, 2024
Irene Xagoraraki, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, has been investigating the potential of wastewater as a public health tool long before the COVID-19 pandemic brought it into the spotlight. Her environmental virology lab at MSU has partnered with the city of Detroit and the Great Lakes Water Authority since 2017 to test municipal wastewater from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties for viral diseases in the Greater Detroit community.