Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
5, P. 100184 - 100184
Published: Jan. 24, 2022
The
persistence
of
SARS-CoV-2
or
its
RNA
on
surfaces,
points,
wastewaters
may
increase
the
risk
transmission
this
virus.
Therefore,
we
conducted
review
to
discuss
places
and
surfaces
with
highest
potential
for
infection
spread
Several
common
public
areas,
hospitals,
elevators,
transport,
local
markets,
such
as
toilets,
door
handles,
untreated
treated
wastewaters,
wastewater
plants,
washrooms
are
also
considered
major
points
spreading
SARS-CoV-2.
Highly
contaminated
often
have
materials
contain
items
made
which
virus
can
persist
(e.g.,
metal,
wood,
plastic).
For
example,
exist
up
4
days
doorknobs
by
those
materials.
transports,
crowding
enclosed
spaces
source
transmission.
measures
using
copper
alloy
instead
metal
disinfectants,
suitable
personal
protective
equipment
been
suggested.
Our
research
could
be
basis
help
develop
studies
existence
transmissibility
well
take
prevent
limit
harmful
effects
COVID-19
pandemic.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
805, P. 149877 - 149877
Published: Aug. 25, 2021
Wastewater
surveillance
for
pathogens
using
reverse
transcription-polymerase
chain
reaction
(RT-PCR)
is
an
effective
and
resource-efficient
tool
gathering
community-level
public
health
information,
including
the
incidence
of
coronavirus
disease-19
(COVID-19).
Surveillance
Severe
Acute
Respiratory
Syndrome
Coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2)
in
wastewater
can
potentially
provide
early
warning
signal
COVID-19
infections
a
community.
The
capacity
world's
environmental
microbiology
virology
laboratories
SARS-CoV-2
RNA
characterization
increasing
rapidly.
However,
there
are
no
standardized
protocols
or
harmonized
quality
assurance
control
(QA/QC)
procedures
surveillance.
This
paper
technical
review
factors
that
cause
false-positive
false-negative
errors
wastewater,
culminating
recommended
strategies
be
implemented
to
identify
mitigate
some
these
errors.
Recommendations
include
stringent
QA/QC
measures,
representative
sampling
approaches,
virus
concentration
efficient
extraction,
PCR
inhibition
assessment,
inclusion
sample
processing
controls,
considerations
RT-PCR
assay
selection
data
interpretation.
Clear
interpretation
guidelines
(e.g.,
determination
positive
negative
samples)
critical,
particularly
when
low.
Corrective
confirmatory
actions
must
place
inconclusive
results
diverging
from
current
trends
initial
onset
reemergence
community).
It
also
prudent
perform
interlaboratory
comparisons
ensure
results'
reliability
interpretability
prospective
retrospective
analyses.
this
aim
improve
detection
applications.
A
silver
lining
pandemic
efficacy
continues
demonstrated
during
global
crisis.
In
future,
should
play
important
role
range
other
communicable
diseases.
ACS ES&T Water,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2(11), P. 1992 - 2003
Published: May 26, 2022
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2)
in
wastewater
has
been
used
to
track
community
infections
of
coronavirus
disease-2019
(COVID-19),
providing
critical
information
for
public
health
interventions.
Since
levels
are
dependent
upon
human
inputs,
we
hypothesize
that
tracking
can
be
improved
by
normalizing
concentrations
against
indicators
waste
[Pepper
Mild
Mottle
Virus
(PMMoV),
β-2
Microglobulin
(B2M),
and
fecal
coliform].
In
this
study,
analyzed
SARS-CoV-2
from
two
sewersheds
different
scales:
a
University
campus
treatment
plant.
Wastewater
data
were
combined
with
complementary
COVID-19
case
evaluate
the
efficiency
surveillance
forecasting
new
cases
and,
larger
scale,
hospitalizations.
Results
show
normalization
PMMoV
B2M
resulted
correlations
using
volcano
second
generation
(V2G)-qPCR
chemistry
(rs
=
0.69
without
normalization,
rs
0.73
normalization).
Mixed
results
obtained
samples
collected
at
scale.
Overall
benefits
measures
depend
qPCR
improves
smaller
sewershed
We
recommend
further
studies
efficacy
additional
targets.
Environment International,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
163, P. 107217 - 107217
Published: March 27, 2022
Wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE)
emerged
as
a
powerful,
actionable
health
management
tool
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Hypothesizing
future
uses,
we
explored
its
potential
for
real-time,
tracking
of
progress
in
attaining
United
Nations
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
globally
non-expensive
method
using
existing
infrastructure.
We
inventoried
(i)
literature-documented
sewerage
infrastructure,
(ii)
demographics
populations
served,
and
(iii)
WBE
markers
informative
9
SDGs.
Among
17
different
sustainable
development
goals
listed
by
UN
2030
agenda,
more
than
half
these
may
be
monitored
monitoring
at
centralized
treatment
infrastructure
tabulated
this
study.
Driven
mainly
COVID-19,
currently
is
practiced
least
55
countries,
reaching
about
300
million
people.
Expansion
to
109,000
+
plants
129
countries
would
increase
global
coverage
9-fold
34.7%
or
2.7
billion,
leaving
out
5
billion
people
not
served
systems.
Associations
between
population
present-day
are
explored,
geospatial
regions
particularly
vulnerable
infectious
disease
outbreaks
identified.
The
results
suggest
that
difference
differential
outcomes
well-being
an
outcome
sanitation
inequalities
lack
creates
doubly
disadvantaged
risk
poor
hygiene
cut
off
from
early-warning
benefits
conventional
WBE.
This
first
study
explore
feasibility
barriers
use
attainment
SDGs
with
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
134, P. 116125 - 116125
Published: Nov. 20, 2020
In
March
2020
the
World
Health
Organization
announced
a
pandemic
outbreak.
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
is
causative
pathogen
for
disease-19
(COVID-19)
pandemic.
The
authorities
worldwide
use
clinical
science
to
identify
infected
people,
but
this
approach
not
able
track
all
symptomatic
and
asymptomatic
cases
due
limited
sampling
capacity
of
testing
laboratories.
This
drawback
eliminated
by
Wastewater-Based
Epidemiology
(WBE)
approach.
review,
we
summarized
peer-reviewed
published
literature
(available
as
September
28,
2020),
in
field
WBE.
commonly
used
steps
(sampling,
storage,
concentration,
isolation,
detection)
analytical
protocols
were
identified.
potential
limitations
each
stage
good
practices
discussed.
Finally,
new
methods
efficient
detection
SARS-CoV-2
proposed.
Journal of Hazardous Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
415, P. 125580 - 125580
Published: March 5, 2021
Considerable
attention
has
been
recently
given
to
possible
transmission
of
SARS-CoV-2
via
water
media.
This
review
addresses
this
issue
and
examines
the
fate
coronaviruses
(CoVs)
in
systems,
with
particular
available
information
on
novel
SARS-CoV-2.
The
methods
for
determination
viable
virus
particles
quantification
CoVs
and,
particular,
wastewater
are
discussed
regard
concentration
emerging
detection.
analysis
environmental
stability
CoVs,
SARS-CoV-2,
efficacy
disinfection
extensively
reviewed
as
well.
provides
a
broad
view
state-of-the-art
researchers
involved
investigation
aquatic
poses
basis
further
analyses
discussions
risk
associated
presence
examined
data
indicates
that
detection
natural
bodies
potentially
powerful
tool
quantitative
microbiological
assessment
(QMRA)
wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE)
evaluation
level
circulation
population.
Assays
virions
media
provide
integrity,
capability
replication
(in
suitable
host
species)
potential
infectivity.
Challenges
critical
issues
relevant
different
matrixes
both
direct
surrogate
well
implementation
epidemiological
tools
presented
critically
discussed.
