[HTML][HTML] Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, SL Simpson, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

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

EK Hayes, GA Gagnon - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Water quality, critical for human survival and well-being, necessitates rigorous control to
mitigate contamination risks, particularly from pathogens amid expanding urbanization …

Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in sewersheds with low COVID-19 cases using a passive sampling technique

J Li, W Ahmed, S Metcalfe, WJM Smith, B Tscharke… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewer systems, upstream of a wastewater
treatment plant, is an effective approach for understanding potential COVID-19 transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of two types of passive sampler for the efficient recovery of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses from wastewater

JL Kevill, K Lambert-Slosarska, C Pellett… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven to be a useful surveillance tool during
the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and has driven research into evaluating the most …

Comparison of electronegative filtration to magnetic bead-based concentration and V2G-qPCR to RT-qPCR for quantifying viral SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater

KM Babler, A Amirali, ME Sharkey, SL Williams… - Acs Es&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Methods of wastewater concentration (electronegative filtration (ENF) versus magnetic bead-
based concentration (MBC)) were compared for the analysis of severe acute respiratory …

Parallel deployment of passive and composite samplers for surveillance and variant profiling of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage

G Cha, KE Graham, KJ Zhu, G Rao, BG Lindner… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven useful for
public health decision-making but is often hampered by sampling methodology constraints …

In Situ Calibration of Passive Samplers for Viruses in Wastewater

J Li, R Verhagen, W Ahmed, S Metcalfe, PK Thai… - Acs Es&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNAhas rapidly developed worldwide. In low-
prevalence settings, sampling in sewage networks is proposed to monitor community …

Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

J Habtewold, D McCarthy, E McBean, I Law… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In search of practical and affordable tools for wastewater-based surveillance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), three independent field experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of SARS-CoV-2 onto granular activated carbon (GAC) in wastewater: Implications for improvements in passive sampling

EK Hayes, AK Stoddart, GA Gagnon - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on recent studies, passive sampling is a promising method for detecting SARS-CoV-2
in wastewater surveillance (WWS) applications. Passive sampling has many advantages …

Operational constraints of detecting SARS-CoV-2 on passive samplers using electronegative filters: a kinetic and equilibrium analysis

EK Hayes, CL Sweeney, M Fuller, GB Erjavec… - Acs Es&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In developing an effective monitoring program for the wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-
2 ribonucleic acid (RNA), the importance of sampling methodology is paramount. Passive …