From capture to detection: A critical review of passive sampling techniques for pathogen surveillance in water and wastewater

Water Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 261, С. 122024 - 122024

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2024

Water quality, critical for human survival and well-being, necessitates rigorous control to mitigate contamination risks, particularly from pathogens amid expanding urbanization. Consequently, the necessity maintain microbiological safety of water supplies demands effective surveillance strategies, reliant on collection representative samples precise measurement contaminants. This review critically examines advancements passive sampling techniques monitoring in various systems, including wastewater, freshwater, seawater. We explore evolution conventional materials innovative adsorbents pathogen capture shift culture-based molecular detection methods, underscoring adaptation this field global health challenges. The comparison highlights sampling's efficacy over like grab its potential overcome existing challenges through use such as granular activated carbon, thermoplastics, polymer membranes. By evaluating literature, work identifies standardization gaps proposes future research directions augment efficiency, specificity, utility environmental public surveillance.

Язык: Английский

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Small-scale wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance: A scoping review

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 259, С. 114379 - 114379

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2024

Wastewater analysis can serve as a source of public health information. In recent years, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged and proven useful for the detection infectious diseases. However, insights from wastewater treatment plant do not allow small-scale differentiation within sewer system that is needed to analyze target population under study in more detail. Small-scale WBE offers several advantages, but there been no systematic overview its application. The aim this scoping review provide comprehensive current state knowledge on diseases, including methodological considerations A database search was conducted, considering only peer-reviewed articles. Data analyses included quantitative summary qualitative narrative synthesis. Of 2130 articles, we 278, most which were published since 2020. studies analyzed at building level (n = 203), especially healthcare 110) educational facilities 80), neighborhood scale 86). main analytical parameters viruses 178), notably SARS-CoV-2 161), antibiotic resistance (ABR) biomarkers 99), often by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with DNA sequencing techniques being less common. terms sampling techniques, active dominated. frequent lack detailed information specification selection criteria characterization sites identified concern. conclusion, based large number studies, overarching strategic aspects WBE. An enabling environment requires inter- transdisciplinary sharing across countries. Promoting adoption will benefit common international conceptualization approach, standardized internationally accepted terminology. particular, development good practices different warranted. This includes establishment guidelines local sub-sewersheds, transparent reporting ensure comparability results.

Язык: Английский

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Improved passive sampling methods for wastewater to enable more sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 950, С. 175044 - 175044

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 – March 2023

BMC Infectious Diseases, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2024

Язык: Английский

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