Pathogen Detection: Wastewater Processing

Wastewater Monitoring

Monitoring wastewater for human pathogens can provide an outlook on contamination occurrence within communities.

If an individual has an active infection, they may shed pathogens through their bodily fluids, skin, and hair, all of which eventually end up in sewage systems during waste elimination and cleaning. Pathogens can also be washed into sewage systems from appliances and surfaces, such as kitchen sinks and driveway cleaning.

Once these pathogens enter sewage systems, they can be detected in the wastewater. Infected individuals may shed pathogens days before they develop symptoms, so rapid pathogen detection can provide an early warning of a possible outbreak, allowing appropriate intervention measures to be implemented ahead of time.

Kraken Sense has been working with Public Health Canada to detect pathogen blooms and local contamination in real-time. With our continuous detection sensors and rapid results, disease outbreaks can be identified and minimized immediately. Installing KRAKEN™ pathogen detection systems at multiple points in the processing line provides an added layer of data that can sense sources of contamination, process improvements, and optimize treatment opportunities.

Our automated pathogen detection platform can be connected inside any processing facility or in sewer mains to collect regiospecific data, only requiring WiFi/GSM network and power. With our on-demand water sampling capabilities, you can see what is happening in your system as it happens, meaning you will always have water quality data at your fingertips.

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