ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT
Portable Sanitation Association International News
BIWEEKLY EDITION APRIL 15, 2020
Page 24
Fortnite Secret Passage Revealed
Posted on a Fortnite gaming website, a recent article tells gamers
"How and where to ride the steamy stacks, a zipline, and use a
secret passage quickly." The secret passage, it turns out, "is a
porta potty that's located close to a bus stop" and near a large
boulder by a fence. The instructions further inform players that
"it can take a few minutes for the porta potty to show up" so the
picture at right is what players should see if they do everything
correctly and wait patiently. Read the full story here.
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Cities Ramp Up Hygiene for Homeless
News articles from California, Texas, Massachusetts, and Kentucky have
all reported local efforts to give homeless residents greater access
to sanitary services such as portable restrooms and hand washing
stations like the ones pictured at left in Stockton, California. The move
came after the federal Centers for Disease Control recommended that
homeless individuals be provided with 24-hour access to restrooms with
bath tissue as well as functional facilities with water, soap, and hand
drying materials. Read the Stockton, CA story here.
Data Mining in Sewage
Biobot, an MIT spin off based in Massachusetts, plans to map the
COVID-19 pandemic by studying sewage. The team of biologists,
epidemiologists, data scientists, and urban planners will request
samples from waste water facilities and test for the virus that
causes COVID-19. Since coronavirus can be detected in fecal
samples, data from the study could inform local governments
about the scope of infection and how best to stop its spread.
Read the full story here.
Smart Toilet Knows Users' Analprint
Researchers at Stanford University have created a prototype smart toilet
that is equipped with cameras and sensors to collect health information
from bodily waste. Motion sensors detect urine streams and medical
sensors analyze the content of the waste. Changes in chemistry or
consistency can signal infection or disease. The toilet identifies users
by their analprint (the creases of which are individually unique), but also
records the users fingerprint through a scanner on the flushing lever.
Read the full story here.
