In the Media
C.E.C. Innovations has had the privilege of being highlighted in various media outlets on numerous occasions. If you're interested in partnering with us or seeking our insights on relevant topics, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Winner! Calgary Chamber of Commerce Innovative Company of the Year!
At this year’s Calgary Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards, C.E.C. Innovations was recognized for our groundbreaking water sampling and analysis technology, winning the Bow Valley College Innovation Award!
In The Press
“Wastewater testing came to public attention as a way to track COVID-19 infections. Now a Calgary lab is using similar technology to monitor drug use — and warn users about dangers lurking in the drug supply. “
Using Wastewater to Track Drug Use
- CBC News
Companies look in Wastewater for COVID-19 Answers
“A Calgary-based company and partnering laboratory are bringing to market a way to monitor sewage for COVID-19 through a commercial process available to communities small and large.”
- Nicole Foussekis | The Signal
Wastewater Testing Could be New Tool for Monitoring Drug Crisis
Learn more about how Wastewater Testing could be used as a new tool for monitoring
the drug crisis.
- Alanna Smith | The Globe & Mail
Calgary engineer develops portable wastewater sampler that tests for COVID-19
“Paul Westlund, a Calgary engineer who specializes in water treatment technologies, has created a portable sampler/monitor, about the size of a briefcase, that can sample wastewater for evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that’s causing the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- Peter Caulfield | Daily Commercial News
Wastewater monitoring underway for opioids and other lethal drugs
Researchers say wastewater monitoring could provide an early warning and possibly save lives.
- Kelly Johnston | Cumming School of Medicine
Why Alberta researchers are monitoring wastewater for opioids, lethal drugs
“A Calgary researcher is flagging the importance of monitoring Alberta's wastewater for the presence of opioids and other lethal drugs, saying it could save lives.”
- Mark Villani | CTV News Calgary
CEC Analytics: Accurate water sampling critical to sound decision-making
“Water sampling must be easy and convenient, or it’s just not going to happen as often as it should. C.E.C. Analytics is focused on eliminating that problem.”
- Manuel Gutierrez | AFV News
Academic Articles
Campus node-based wastewater surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 burden relative to the surrounding community - Water Research
Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater of tertiary care hospitals correlates with increasing case burden and outbreaks - Journal of Medical Virology
Spatially-resolved wastewater-based surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization across a university campus, and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 RNA burden relative to the surrounding community - medRXiv
Wastewater-based surveillance can be used to model COVID-19-associated workforce absenteeism - Journal of the Total Environment
Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Substances of Potential Abuse - International Journal of Population Data Science
Invited Presentations
Simplicity with maximum versatility: How C.E.C. Analytics is using wastewater technology for new applications - presented to Ontario Municipal Water Association
Tracing the Flush – Navigating the Sanitary Network to the Source & Identify Virus Hotspots - presented to Ontario Municipal Water Association
