10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, takes part in a photo session in her office. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, takes part in a photo session in her office. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: In the laboratory of TU Darmstadt, a centrifuge filter unit is filled with a wastewater sample from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia). In the wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, points to a sequencing result in her office that shows evidence of mutations in wastewater samples from Wiesbaden. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analyzed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, pipettes reagents under a fume cupboard in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a container with a wastewater sample from Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a centrifuge filter unit with a wastewater sample from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a centrifuge filter unit with a wastewater sample from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a centrifuge filter unit with a wastewater sample from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, pipettes reagents under a fume cupboard in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, pipettes reagents under a fume cupboard in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, points to a sequencing result in her office that shows evidence of mutations in wastewater samples from Wiesbaden. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, loads a cassette into a sequencer in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for sequencing wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 sewage plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: A hand holds a PCR plate with samples that are placed in a sequencer in the TU Darmstadt laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: A chip is loaded for genome sequencing in the TU Darmstadt laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for sequencing wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: In the laboratory of TU Darmstadt, a filter unit with wastewater is placed in a centrifuge. In the wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for sequencing wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, loads a cassette into a sequencer in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for sequencing wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, shows a presentation of qPCR data and incidence values from wastewater samples from Wiesbaden in her office. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, pipettes reagents under a fume cupboard in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a centrifuge filter unit with a wastewater sample from Dinslaken (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 sewage plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. (to dpa "Corona monitoring at the other end: sewage plants as an early warning system") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, holds a container with a wastewater sample from Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia) in a laboratory. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

10 June 2021, Hessen, Darmstadt: Susanne Lackner, Professor of Wastewater Management at TU Darmstadt and head of the "Abwa-SARS" project, shows a presentation of qPCR data and incidence values from wastewater samples from Wiesbaden in her office. In wastewater, the development of the Corona pandemic can be reliably predicted. The TU Darmstadt is one of only two reference laboratories for the sequencing of wastewater samples in Europe. The laboratory has analysed samples from about 50 wastewater treatment plants from all over Europe and coordinates the two Hessian pilot projects in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa