EPA Dives Into Coronavirus Testing, Disinfectant Research (2)

The EPA has launched a wide-ranging research effort over the past two weeks to improve coronavirus testing, detection, and disinfectants.

The Environmental Protection Agency has embarked on multiple research projects, Greg Sayles, director of the agency’s Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, said in an agency teleconference Thursday. They include:

• Working with New York City’s transit authority to find longer-lasting disinfectants for use in subway cars;
• Developing a live virus assay, or test, that can be processed in two days instead of several;
• Determining whether raw sewage can indicate a community’s infection rate;
• Finding effective ways to disinfect personal ...