The key to spotting and stopping a future COVID-19 flare-up — or other infectious diseases like seasonal flu or hepatitis A — could lie within wastewater.
Forbes reports that a UB-led research project will explore whether nanotechnology and microbes can be combined to destroy PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” that pollute the environment.
Environmental engineering assistant professors Nirupam Aich and Ian Bradley will combine expertise in nanotechnology and microorganisms to destroy per- and per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFASs) on a project bringing $750,000 to the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.