A critical review on ultraviolet disinfection systems against COVID-19 outbreak: applicability, validation, and safety considerations

M Raeiszadeh, B Adeli - Acs Photonics, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global health-threatening crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), highlights the scientific and …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus in water environments: Occurrence, persistence and concentration methods-A scoping review

G La Rosa, L Bonadonna, L Lucentini, S Kenmoe… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses causing a spectrum of disease ranging
from the common cold to more severe diseases as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome …

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area

W Randazzo, P Truchado, E Cuevas-Ferrando… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than
200,000 reported COVID-19 cases in Spain resulting in more than 20,800 deaths as of April …

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in water and wastewater

A Bivins, J Greaves, R Fischer, KC Yinda… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is frequently detected
in the feces of infected individuals. While infectious SARS-CoV-2 has not previously been …

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: a study in Louisiana, USA

SP Sherchan, S Shahin, LM Ward, S Tandukar… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) RNA in wastewater samples in southern Louisiana, USA. Untreated and treated …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 surveillance in Southeastern Virginia using wastewater-based epidemiology

R Gonzalez, K Curtis, A Bivins, K Bibby, MH Weir… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used to analyze markers in wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) influent to characterize emerging chemicals, drug use patterns, or …

[HTML][HTML] First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan

E Haramoto, B Malla, O Thakali, M Kitajima - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology is a powerful tool to understand the actual incidence of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a community because severe acute respiratory …

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany–suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks

S Westhaus, FA Weber, S Schiwy, V Linnemann… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based monitoring of the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, also referred to
as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), has been suggested as a tool to support …

Temporal detection and phylogenetic assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater

A Nemudryi, A Nemudraia, T Wiegand, K Surya… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 has recently been detected in feces, which indicates that wastewater may be
used to monitor viral prevalence in the community. Here, we use RT-qPCR to monitor …

First proof of the capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in India through detection of genetic material of SARS-CoV-2

M Kumar, AK Patel, AV Shah, J Raval… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We made the first ever successful effort in India to detect the genetic material of SARS-CoV-
2 viruses to understand the capability and application of wastewater-based epidemiology …