SARS-CoV-2 detection and inactivation in water and wastewater: review on analytical methods, limitations and future research recommendations

P Kallem, HM Hegab, H Alsafar… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in
wastewater. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a practical and cost-effective tool for …

Modeling the Inactivation of Viruses from the Coronaviridae Family in Response to Temperature and Relative Humidity in Suspensions or on Surfaces

L Guillier, S Martin-Latil, E Chaix… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Temperature and relative humidity are major factors determining virus inactivation in the
environment. This article reviews inactivation data regarding coronaviruses on surfaces and …

[HTML][HTML] Readiness assessment of green building certification systems for residential buildings during pandemics

A Tleuken, G Tokazhanov, M Guney, A Turkyilmaz… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic is the momentum it has created for global
changes affecting various aspects of daily lives. Among these, green building certification …

Wastewater-based epidemiology for community monitoring of SARS-CoV-2: progress and challenges

T Kumblathan, Y Liu, GK Uppal, SE Hrudey… - ACS Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is useful for the surveillance of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in communities, complementing clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Soft matter science and the COVID-19 pandemic

WCK Poon, AT Brown, SOL Direito, DJM Hodgson… - Soft matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Much of the science underpinning the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic lies in the
soft matter domain. Coronaviruses are composite particles with a core of nucleic acids …

Managing an evolving pandemic: Cryptic circulation of the Delta variant during the Omicron rise

K Yaniv, E Ozer, M Shagan, Y Paitan, R Granek… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 continued circulation results in mutations and the emergence of various
variants. Until now, whenever a new, dominant, variant appeared, it overpowered its …

Potential secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via wastewater

D Liu, JR Thompson, A Carducci, X Bi - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has spread internationally and whilst the current focus
of those dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is understandably restricting its direct …

SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in soil: an environmental outlook

U Anand, F Bianco, S Suresh, V Tripathi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present review, the authors shed light on the SARS-CoV-2 impact, persistence, and
monitoring in the soil environment. With this purpose, several aspects have been deepened …

Environmental externalities of the COVID-19 lockdown: Insights for sustainability planning in the Anthropocene

RB Chowdhury, A Khan, T Mahiat, H Dutta… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly halted the Anthropocene's ever-expanding reign for
the time being. The resulting global human confinement, dubbed as the Anthropause, has …

Epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 by genome quantification in wastewater applied to a city in the northeast of France: comparison of ultrafiltration-and …

I Bertrand, J Challant, H Jeulin, C Hartard… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to develop a simple, sensitive, and specific approach to
quantifying the SARS-CoV-2 genome in wastewater and to evaluate this approach as a …