Alex Chik

Advancing public health engineering through water quality expertise. Tweets are my own.

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

2/✔️ SARS-CoV-2 results were fairly concordant across labs
❗ PMMoV results less so

As we tackle global #OneHealth challenges with wastewater surveillance, we must keep these sources of variability in mind. This is key to establishing reliable trends and data aggregation. 🚀

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

1/ Ever wonder what raw wastewater surveillance data looks like— before jurisdictions transform it for trending?

Our new paper examines how comparable results are from 15 🇨🇦 labs estimating SARS-CoV-2 & PMMoV concentrations.
🔗 https://t.co/ullKYhz70z
@OneHealthUofG #OneHealth

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

@smiycdsb I just noticed that the library mural has withstood the test of time - I partially painted part of that wall....nearly 25 years ago!!

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

@dacaldar @STSWR Agreed this is a poor decision. @STSWR has amongst the softest thresholds for calling a snow day and bus cancellations. I suggest a lot more transparency to demonstrate how bus cancellations are called.

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

I'm struggling to find labs that have environmental/ wastewater SARS-CoV-2 testing within their scope of accreditation. One reference was made in 2020 (https://t.co/izPfdmKiH6).... Are ANY labs currently accredited for this service?

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

.@RodneyRBouchard @WaterHaller and others discuss tackling the challenges linked with harmful algal blooms https://t.co/qrpF99rs4J

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

@407ETR Here's another fraudulent link : https://t.co/bkDUp6ttpX. Is there somewhere official these links can be reported?

[Michigan Tech CEGE @mtucege]

Ishi Keenum is the lead author of a paper in the American Journal of Public Health titled "Optimizing Wastewater Surveillance." This work highlights the importance of standardized reporting for public health. 📝 #PublicHealth #Research #AJPH
https://t.co/4DLco8QniX

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

What do #Olympics & #WastewaterSurveillance have to do with each other? Join me, @ishi_keenum @NIST's Nancy Lin @BerndMGawlik & @michiganstateu's Nishita D'Souza next Wednesday's workshop (15:30 local time) at @IWAHQ's IWA World Congress in Toronto to find out!
@OCWAnews

[Jeff Pickel @PickelPressCTV]

New KW hospital location named @CTVKitchener North UW campus between Columbia and Bearinger road

[Marc Johnson @SolidEvidence]

Called it. CDC is now recommending that all wastewater surveillance groups develop and implement protocols to specifically test for H5N1.
👏👏👏

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

Awesome news for @Ptbohealth! Glad to see these efforts will be sustained.

On the other hand, it’s the smaller municipalities that will lose the most from the cancellation of the provincial program. We need to do better from an health equity lens.

[Thomas Piggott MD PhD @twpiggott]

So pleased that @Ptbohealth Board of Health, with the leadership of Chair @lalalalachica see the value for wastewater surveillance data for COVID & pandemic preparedness & has decided they will continue to support this work & partnership with Dr. Kyle @TrentUniversity locally.

[Bernd M. Gawlik @BerndMGawlik]

Working on Bird flu - A/H5N1 Detection in (waste)water ? We are compiling an Adhoc Briefing @EU_ScienceHub. Contribute by sending us your input at the EU Wastewater Observatory for Public Health. We look findings, running projects or interest to engage. https://t.co/aE6YcR5TrD

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

To kick off the day 2 of #APHL @PoopScience presents work on #WBE using ddPCR!

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

We're taking the @OCWAnews
wastewater surveillance lab methods Proficiency Testing program to the #NextLevel ....Join our team! #ApplicationsDeveloper #TheITCrowd see details here:
https://t.co/PcvGlcY7w5

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

#ThisTimeNextWeek I will be in #MKE 4 @APHL Annual Conference! Find me at Poster #183: get insights about the evolution of Ontario’s inter-lab to an ISO accredited PT program serving #WBE laboratories nationally…and some #SweetSwag 🇨🇦

https://t.co/lXlA7RNESr #TestedTrustedTrue

[Marc Johnson @SolidEvidence]

We are hiring a Senior Research Technician to work on the wastewater surveillance project if you know of anyone that might be interested.

https://t.co/katguUCN2m

[OCWA @OCWAnews]

We are excited to announce that Iman Hashemi has been appointed President & CEO of the Ontario Clean Water Agency. More here https://t.co/6tbyxJb2o8

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

@CBCNews please fact AND spell check with interviewed experts! Absorption is NOT the same as adsorption. Getting a pie in the face is not the same as eating pie...

https://t.co/yw91BcMmYB

[Alex Chik @AlexHSChik]

@shitsheaux It’s unfortunate how often the “bio” part of biochemistry is forgotten. I’ve seen some interesting approaches to standard curves…..including an attempt at generating a standard curve that starts at 20 gc/rxn…and extends down to 0.001 gc/rxn.