Data Ethics a Key Consideration in COVID-19 Wastewater Study

Data privacy, security, and communication are among the ethical issues incorporated into the multidisciplinary University of Miami project “Using Wastewater Measurements to Predict Covid-19 in the Community.” By sampling wastewater flowing from campus buildings, UM researchers can isolate areas where SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—is present several days before individuals test positive for the disease. Read more “Data Ethics a Key Consideration in COVID-19 Wastewater Study” →