A cutting-edge test can now identify the source of feces faster and more accurately than previous methods. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience.

The presence of human waste in sewage overflow or stormwater runoffs that ultimately find their way into rivers and lakes is a major public health hazard. As a result, it is imperative that water ...

Scientists from South Korea developed a new PCR-based method for MST of human fecal matter in water in the environment and treatment plants. Applying this method could boost the detection of a greater ...