Wastewater surveillance - more Orwellian news (drugs, healthcare, economic, Massachusetts)
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Is wastewater surveillance going to invade our privacy?
Monitoring sewage can measure other public health concerns, such as obesity, opioids use and even polio. It looks like Orwellian institution
will soon watch our every flush. (if it isn't already)
Wastewater-based disease surveillance is a rapidly developing science and the information could be used to monitor what we eat, drink or take into our body.
To date, wastewater-based epidemiology has focused on reporting drug, alcohol and pharmaceutical consumption patterns by analyzing domestic wastewater.
Here we explore the relationships between chemicals in wastewater and social, demographic, and economic parameters of the respective populations. We show the extent to which consumption of chemicals such as opioids and illicit drugs are associated with sociodemographics.
We also examine chemicals that reflect individuals’ consumption of food components in wastewater and show that disparities in diet are associated with educational level. Our study shows that chemicals in wastewater reflect the social, demographic, and economic properties of the respective populations and highlights the potential value of wastewater in studying the sociodemographic determinants of population health.
I am pretty sure that sewage analysis could be linked with healthcare data and then to individuals living in analyzed area.
Massachusetts has been using this for months to track covid. According to their most recent data pretty much the entire state has it. My guess would be it's picking up the vaccinated as covid positive citizens as well as those who actually have covid.
Just so you know, this has been going on for 2 years. Wastewater samples showed FL was going to go through a surge, and low and behold... a FL surge.
It's a good way to determine where resources will be needed.
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Great idea if you have money and time to waste. And it will not affect what they are doing in any way, shape , or form.
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Right now they are expanding to track COVID, but (according to the article) they are collecting other info.
When Covid is over, they will collect info about drug, alcohol and pharmaceutical consumption patterns, and generally what we eat and drink. With our notorious lack of transparency we wouldn't know where the data is sold for further use.
Install a septic tank if it's a concern for you. Unless sensors are being installed on the outflow of every residence, the data they collect is quite anonymous.
That's not to say that government won't do that in the future, if they can. It'd be a great way to make sure you're not consuming any illicit products, like beef.
I doubt if any sewage treatment plant can monitor what goes into the sanitary sewage line from each dwelling.
Houston has been monitoring sanitary sewage for Covid for months.
I am much more concerned about water. What medications and chemicals are coming out of our faucets? Does the sewage treatment plant remove all medications and chemicals before dumping that water back into the streams and rivers to be used as water by communities downstream. Are they removed by the water treatment plant.
And those microfibers and comfy fleece sweater send microscopic fiber into the drain every time they are used in water. Just like plastic water bottles and other plastic containers.Those little microscopic particles are showing up in all kinds of things that live in the water, including the fish we eat.
That's why we use only natural biodegradable fabric at our house. Buying nothing wrapped in plastic is impossible.
Sounds like another business for some to make good profit off government funds. Not everyone can sell cars or jewelry. Some need to "monitor" human waste.
Waste water research has been ongoing for years. This is absolutely nothing new.
And absolutely they cannot monitor each dwelling....lol.
EVERY developed country monitors waste water research. It is about environmental concerns, health concerns, trends, etc.
It also measures what happens before and after treatment,e tc.
They are not going to be able to tell if you ate asparagus or had beets last night.
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