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] SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: what do we know? A review

P Foladori, F Cutrupi, N Segata, S Manara… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found in the faeces of
infected patients in numerous studies. Stool may remain positive for SARS-CoV-2, even …

[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 …

Transmission of COVID-19 in 282 clusters in Catalonia, Spain: a cohort study

M Marks, P Millat-Martinez, D Ouchi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Scarce data are available on what variables affect the risk of transmission of
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the development of …

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 …

Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater

W Ahmed, PM Bertsch, A Bivins, K Bibby… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is currently a clear benefit for many countries to utilize wastewater-based
epidemiology (WBE) as part of ongoing measures to manage the coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Making waves: wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19–approaches and challenges for surveillance and prediction

D Polo, M Quintela-Baluja, A Corbishley, DL Jones… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the feces of infected patients and wastewater has drawn
attention, not only to the possibility of fecal-oral transmission but also to the use of …

Decay of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogate murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater to inform application in wastewater-based epidemiology

W Ahmed, PM Bertsch, K Bibby, E Haramoto… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) demonstrates potential for COVID-19 community
transmission monitoring; however, data on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater …

Implementation of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus to support public health decisions: opportunities and challenges

G Medema, F Been, L Heijnen, S Petterson - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Analysing wastewater can be used to track infectious disease agents that are shed via stool
and urine. Sewage surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has been suggested as a tool to determine …

Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Bogler, A Packman, A Furman, A Gross… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public health and the worldwide economy.
Converging evidence from the current pandemic, previous outbreaks and controlled …