WEST Center News, February 2021

WEST Center News - February 2021

As aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic evolve, WEST remains busy and responsive to community needs - shedding light on PFAS impacts from biosolids, ensuring health and safety at AZ farmers markets, hosting new projects and professors, and more!
Read recent WEST highlights below & visit the WEST Center website for all news.

WEST collaborates with County to lift moratorium on land application

Working with Pima County Wastewater, WEST Center conducted a PFAS study to evaluate contamination of soils and groundwater due to biosolid land application. Results produced multiple benefits for the community.

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$0.5M grant funds research to improve health and safety at farmers markets

A USDA-funded 1-year collaborative project will study coronaviruses on contact surfaces at farmers markets and provide guidance to small producers to improve market safety.

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WEST Center hosts water harvesting/soil health study

A new study at WEST Center seeks to understand the impact of water harvesting on soil microbiomes and resilience.

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Visiting professor spotlight: WEST welcomes Dr. Joan Rose

Dr. Joan Rose, winner of the Stockholm Water Prize and Professor at Michigan State University, will spend Spring 2021 at WEST, engaged in work to advance the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater.

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"Solution Number Two" Documentary Explores UArizona Wasteater Monitoring for COVID-19

A short documentary produced by students in the University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film & Television follows the COVID-19 wastewater monitoring work of WEST Center.

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State awards $500K for Yuma Wastewater Testing

Following the proven laboratory procedures of the WEST Center, an innovative partnership in Yuma County will receive $500K to provide early detection of COVID-19 through wastewater testing.

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