Officials Monitor Sewage At Pearson Airport As Part Of Pilot Program Aimed At Detecting New Variants Of Covid

The new sewage monitoring project is a “first of its kind” for a Canadian airport, according to a spokesman for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
It involves collecting and analyzing sewage samples from the airport property with the stated goal of allowing officials to “early detect new and rare lineages of SARS-CoV-2,” the spokesman said.
It is part of a larger provincial wastewater surveillance program conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, with support from the Public Health Service of Canada and three universities.
“The airport is a single source of collection.  it is not the only source.  But I think that, you know, COVID is here to stay for a while, I’m sure, and we want to make sure that we can create systems, procedures, tests that are less intrusive for the general population and allow our governments to do the appropriate decisions that can help inform and keep us all safe while we get back to normal,” GTAA Director of Corporate Safety and Security Duane Mackintosh told CP24 on Tuesday.
The province has used wastewater surveillance to monitor levels of the virus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the data often serving as an early warning system before new waves.
For now, the surveillance program at Pearson supplements a mandatory random testing program for international travelers arriving at the airport, although airport officials have previously called for that form of testing to end.
“I think wastewater testing is one of those sources that allows for COVID to show up a few days before you see it in human testing, so I think it’s an easier way to do it, it’s non-invasive and it’s quick,” Mackintosh said. .

title: “Officials Monitor Sewage At Pearson Airport As Part Of Pilot Program Aimed At Detecting New Variants Of Covid Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Hattie Payton”

The new sewage monitoring project is a “first of its kind” for a Canadian airport, according to a spokesman for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
It involves collecting and analyzing sewage samples from the airport property with the stated goal of allowing officials to “early detect new and rare lineages of SARS-CoV-2,” the spokesman said.
It is part of a larger provincial wastewater surveillance program conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, with support from the Public Health Service of Canada and three universities.
“The airport is a single source of collection.  it is not the only source.  But I think that, you know, COVID is here to stay for a while, I’m sure, and we want to make sure that we can create systems, procedures, tests that are less intrusive for the general population and allow our governments to do the appropriate decisions that can help inform and keep us all safe while we get back to normal,” GTAA Director of Corporate Safety and Security Duane Mackintosh told CP24 on Tuesday.
The province has used wastewater surveillance to monitor levels of the virus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the data often serving as an early warning system before new waves.
For now, the surveillance program at Pearson supplements a mandatory random testing program for international travelers arriving at the airport, although airport officials have previously called for that form of testing to end.
“I think wastewater testing is one of those sources that allows for COVID to show up a few days before you see it in human testing, so I think it’s an easier way to do it, it’s non-invasive and it’s quick,” Mackintosh said. .

title: “Officials Monitor Sewage At Pearson Airport As Part Of Pilot Program Aimed At Detecting New Variants Of Covid Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “Roland Hansen”

The new sewage monitoring project is a “first of its kind” for a Canadian airport, according to a spokesman for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
It involves collecting and analyzing sewage samples from the airport property with the stated goal of allowing officials to “early detect new and rare lineages of SARS-CoV-2,” the spokesman said.
It is part of a larger provincial wastewater surveillance program conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, with support from the Public Health Service of Canada and three universities.
“The airport is a single source of collection.  it is not the only source.  But I think that, you know, COVID is here to stay for a while, I’m sure, and we want to make sure that we can create systems, procedures, tests that are less intrusive for the general population and allow our governments to do the appropriate decisions that can help inform and keep us all safe while we get back to normal,” GTAA Director of Corporate Safety and Security Duane Mackintosh told CP24 on Tuesday.
The province has used wastewater surveillance to monitor levels of the virus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the data often serving as an early warning system before new waves.
For now, the surveillance program at Pearson supplements a mandatory random testing program for international travelers arriving at the airport, although airport officials have previously called for that form of testing to end.
“I think wastewater testing is one of those sources that allows for COVID to show up a few days before you see it in human testing, so I think it’s an easier way to do it, it’s non-invasive and it’s quick,” Mackintosh said. .

title: “Officials Monitor Sewage At Pearson Airport As Part Of Pilot Program Aimed At Detecting New Variants Of Covid Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-25” author: “William Kranz”

The new sewage monitoring project is a “first of its kind” for a Canadian airport, according to a spokesman for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
It involves collecting and analyzing sewage samples from the airport property with the stated goal of allowing officials to “early detect new and rare lineages of SARS-CoV-2,” the spokesman said.
It is part of a larger provincial wastewater surveillance program conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, with support from the Public Health Service of Canada and three universities.
“The airport is a single source of collection.  it is not the only source.  But I think that, you know, COVID is here to stay for a while, I’m sure, and we want to make sure that we can create systems, procedures, tests that are less intrusive for the general population and allow our governments to do the appropriate decisions that can help inform and keep us all safe while we get back to normal,” GTAA Director of Corporate Safety and Security Duane Mackintosh told CP24 on Tuesday.
The province has used wastewater surveillance to monitor levels of the virus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the data often serving as an early warning system before new waves.
For now, the surveillance program at Pearson supplements a mandatory random testing program for international travelers arriving at the airport, although airport officials have previously called for that form of testing to end.
“I think wastewater testing is one of those sources that allows for COVID to show up a few days before you see it in human testing, so I think it’s an easier way to do it, it’s non-invasive and it’s quick,” Mackintosh said. .