#GLOWACON
As wastewater has become a core part of infectious disease surveillance worldwide, new guidance from WHO, GLOWACON, ASTHO, and others has laid key foundations for public health. But in practice, it’s not always obvious how to apply these recommendations or choose among available tools.
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Gerade läuft die Regional Conference von #GLOWACON in Panama.

GLOWACON (Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health) ist ein weltweites Netzwerk für Abwassersurveillance-Interessierte.
May 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great week at #GLOWACON in Panama City hosted by EU_HERA. Honored to represent @aphl.org and discuss wastewater surveillance across LATAM. Exciting to align with partners like CeresNano and PAHO to advance WBE as a public health tool and pandemic early warning system.
May 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Very excited to join the kick-off meeting of the Joint Action #EUWISH in Athens and connect to the colleagues from all over Europe engaged in #wastewater based #epidemiology. #WBE #GLOWACON
February 6, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Taking flight against pandemics! New study demonstrates proof of concept for aviation-based wastewater surveillance network to detect emerging pathogens. Collaboration between @EU_ScienceHub @EC_HERA , @GinkgoBioworks & public health services. #GLOWACON , doi.org/10.1186/s402...
Establishing a European wastewater pathogen monitoring network employing aviation samples: a proof of concept - Human Genomics
Pathogens know no borders, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need for comparable, globally accessible pathogen data. This paper proposes a European wastewater pathogen monitoring networ...
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March 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Very much enjoyed participating #GLOWACON + #TownhallX this week in Frankfurt. Great talks & fruitful discussions on #WBE & future plans on establishing a global consortium 4 #wastewater & #environmental #surveillance 4 #publichealth. Particularly enriching 2 finally meet w/ the community in person.
November 18, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Wastewater surveillance was one of top cited innovations in pandemic surveillance research. doi: 10.2196/49185 Yet, there's still a way to go for full adoption. Discussions at #GLOWACON how to make this a standard public health tool. #wastewater #publichealth #surveillance
March 19, 2024 at 9:16 AM
🚀 We are thrilled to announce the launch of the European Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard! joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
🌍 Near real-time insights into the spread of pathogens, supporting public health authorities @EU_ScienceHub @EC_HERA. #GLOWACON #OneHealth
Tracking diseases from the sewer
The EU Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard provides near real-time insights into the spread of pathogens.
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu
January 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Sneak peek of GLOWACON Africa Conference preparations, where experts will discuss wastewater surveillance & its role in protecting public health. #GLOWACONAfrica #WastewaterSurveillance
@ec.europa.eu
wastewater-observatory.jrc.ec.europa.eu#/content/glo...
December 6, 2024 at 11:44 AM
From Research to Standardisation. @ec.europa.eu (#JRC, #HERA) has it all. Checkout our latest Certified Reference Material supporting QA/QC for wastewater surveillance for Public Health #WES #GLOWACON : crm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/p/EURM-014k
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December 13, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Hier findest du Infos über die Abwassersurveillance in Deutschland. Im Wochenbericht sieht man Daten für alle aktuell ca. 170 Standorte. Es gibt auch EU- und weltweite Projekte zur Abwassersurveillance (EU-Wish und Glowacon).

www.rki.de/DE/Content/I...
RKI - Fachgebiet 32 Surveillance und elektronisches Melde- und Informationssystem (DEMIS) | ÖGD-Kontaktstelle - AMELAG: Abwassermonitoring für die epidemiologische Lagebewertung
Infektionserreger gelangen unter anderem über den Stuhl ins Abwasser und können dort nachgewiesen werden. Die systematische Überwachung von Abwasser auf Infektionserreger mit dem Ziel, Entscheidungen ...
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December 19, 2024 at 7:46 PM
We're hosting a workshop!

We'll have an on-site and online workshop on #CapacityBuilding to support the development of #WastewaterSurveillance tools.

On October 10-11 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Details: eu-wish.eu/get-involved...

#EU_WISH
#GLOWACON
June 24, 2024 at 7:09 AM
🌍 Exciting News! Our new report @ec.europa.eu uses wastewater-based epidemiology to assess pesticide exposure, offering insights for public health. We also back-calculated human exposure levels, enhancing understanding. Discover more: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h... #GLOWACON
Examining human exposure to pesticides using wastewater-based epidemiology: Evaluating direct Injection LC-MS/MS for measuring pesticide transformation products in wastewater samples
Wastewater, as a by-product of various human activities, can serve as a valuable source of infor-mation for understanding a population's health, behaviour, and consumption patterns. Wastewater-based e...
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
February 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🌍 Op Europees niveau droeg Sciensano ook actief bij aan de gezamenlijke actie EU-WISH en aan #GLOWACON.

📖 Meer informatie over de activiteiten rond afvalwater vind je in ons jaarverslag 2024 👇
www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/wa...
www.sciensano.be
June 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🌍 Au niveau européen, Sciensano a également contribué activement à l’action conjointe EU-WISH et à GLOWACON.

📖 Vous trouverez plus de détails sur les activités liées aux eaux usées dans notre rapport annuel 2024 👇
www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/wa...
June 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
0ne Water-One Health #IIWF2026

EU Waste Water Environmental Surveillance & GLOWACON- the Global Consortium for WES by #HERA. An innovative approach that delivers on multiple challenges like early warning on heath threats, reliable data on environment degradation & strengthening water resilience.
May 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Our latest monthly bulletin is out including updates on WES polio surveillance and related news @ec.europa.eu : wastewater-observatory.jrc.ec.europa.eu/media/bullet... #GLOWACON
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December 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
A year ago #GLOWACON was only an idea. Now Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health is institutionalised and builds a Global Sentinel System starting from Aviation, says Acting-DG Laurent Muschel at the GLOWACON Regional Conference by @ec.europa.eu @africanunion.bsky.social.
December 9, 2024 at 8:22 AM
A new initiative, GLOWACON, was recently launched to promote WBS: health.ec.europa.eu/latest-updat... .
Launching GLOWACON: A global initiative for wastewater surveillance for public health
Launching GLOWACON: A global initiative for wastewater surveillance for public health
health.ec.europa.eu
April 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM