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\"Melissa<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A student in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science is taking part in sewage-testing research that tells the story of COVID-19 in the Milwaukee community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melissa Schussman, a master\u2019s student in Civil & Environmental Engineering, works in the laboratory of Sandra McLellan, a professor in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s School of Freshwater Sciences and affiliate professor in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past two years, McLellan\u2019s research team has tracked the spread of COVID-19 by testing wastewater samples. Because every person who contracts COVID -19 passes the virus in their bodily waste, sewage samples offer a reliable way to confirm a community\u2019s infection rates, variants and trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch WISN coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch WTMJ coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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