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Another Covid wave coming? Hong Kong and Singapore report sharp jump in cases as virus detected in sewage water – Times of India

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Covid-19 is once again making headlines in Asia, with Hong Kong and Singapore witnessing a sharp rise in infections, hospitalizations, and virus activity, challenging assumptions that the disease would slow in warmer months, Bloomberg reported.In Hong Kong, authorities are sounding the alarm. “The virus’ activity is quite high,” said Albert Au, head of the Communicable…

Sewage Sludge Fertilizer From Maryland? Virginians Say No Thanks.

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In 2023, sewage plants in Maryland started to make a troubling discovery. Harmful “forever chemicals” were contaminating the state’s sewage, much of which is turned into fertilizer and spread on farmland. To protect its food and drinking water, Maryland has started restricting the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge. At the same time, a…

Delhi CM Atishi writes to EC: ‘Untreated sewage from Haryana causing water supply crisis in Delhi’ | India News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Tuesday wrote a letter to chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar demanding action against BJP-ruled Haryana government for trying to “sabotage water supply” in Delhi to influence the upcoming assembly elections.Atishi termed the Haryana government’s action as an act of water terrorism and said that water treatment plants of…

‘Forever Chemicals’ Reach Tap Water via Treated Sewage, Study Finds

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As the world grapples with climate change, population growth and dwindling supplies of fresh water, more people are set to rely on treated wastewater to sustain their daily lives. But wastewater, even after treatment, contains high levels of harmful “forever chemicals” that are already contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans, researchers said in…