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Purple pipes distributing reclaimed water in Tucson, AZ.

Tucson celebrates 40 years of reclaimed water use

April 1, 2024

In 1984, Tucson Water launched an innovative reclaimed water system which now saves the community 4.7 billion gallons of potable supply every year. WEST contributes to wastewater’s role as resource by continuing to advance purification and detection technologies.

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ENViSion poster & photo

WEST and YCEDA students present at ENViSion Symposium

March 21, 2024

Students working in the WEST and YCEDA laboratories presented posters at the annual ENViSion Research Symposium. Both students are part of a UArizona collaborative wastewater-based epidemiology team.

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Pandemic resilient Arizona: model for a pandemic resilient nation

WEST researchers contribute to creating a pandemic-resilient Arizona

March 18, 2024

Researchers, health officials, and others gathered in March 2024 to build capacity to quickly detect and respond to future threats.

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Arizona water sources

Tucson's water re-use helps long term groundwater outlook

Feb. 28, 2024

UArizona's Dr. Sharon Megdal explains sources of water in Arizona, including reclaimed supplies, in a story by KGUN9.

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Lettuce fields in Arizona

Do irrigation disinfectants impact crop yields & soil health?

Feb. 7, 2024

Research at the WEST Center seeks to determine the optimal dose of disinfectants in irrigation water to both ensure produce safety and protect soil health for the future.

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Water Resiliency text over photo of pond

Water Resiliency Program a hub for innovative research

Feb. 7, 2024

The Water Resiliency Program, led by WEST Center researchers, strives to create and sustain water resiliency through efforts in science, engineering, and technology innovations.

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Close-up of airborne virus

How Viruses Spread Indoors and What to Do About It

Dec. 5, 2023

WEST researchers, Drs. Gerba and Boone, explain the complexity of virus survival in the environment and various paths of transmission in a recent article published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

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Heterogeneous soil samples

Study aims to understand incidence and mobility of PFAS in soils

Sept. 21, 2023

Organizations across the country are participating in the National Collaborative PFAS Project. The study, coordinated by WEST Center, is analyzing a variety of soil and water samples from the U.S. to learn how land application of biosolids impacts PFAS in the environment.

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Envisioning a pandemic-free future

Aegis Consortium funds research aimed at reducing the threat of future pandemics

Sept. 20, 2023

In fall 2023, the Aegis Consortium awarded seed funding to eight projects, one led by WEST Center's Drs. Bright and Gerba. Projects align with the UArizona Health Sciences center’s mission to create a pandemic-free future.

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Water running through outstretched hands

Experts Engage With Community Leaders on Water Security

Sept. 18, 2023

This summer, Pima County community leaders gathered with University of Arizona researchers for an interactive conversation addressing one of the Southwestern United States’ most urgent topics: water.

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