The wastewater that we send from our toilets towards sewage treatment plants every day is potentially rich in data about our health. For the past 4 years, UKHSA has been monitoring wastewater across England for signs of polio, and over the past year has been testing new technologies to detect other potential threats.
Read the new post: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/23/sewage-detectives-how-ukhsa-is-using-wastewater-to-track-common-viruses-and-emerging-threats/