Considerations and Opportunities for Probe Capture Enrichment Sequencing of Emerging Viruses from Wastewater

RS Kantor, M Jiang - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Until recently, wastewater-based monitoring for pathogens of public health concern primarily
used PCR-based quantification methods and targeted sequencing for specific pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage from buildings housing residents with different vulnerability levels

A Pico-Tomàs, C Mejías-Molina, I Zammit… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the last three years, various restrictions have been set up to limit the transmission of
the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). While these rules apply at a large scale (eg, country …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review of challenges and opportunities for portable nucleic acid testing in water sources

C Ianniello, B Kasprzyk-Hordern, NM Reis - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial water quality is a key indicator for safety and potability of any water sources.
Monitoring biological water quality can limit the spread of waterborne diseases and deadly …

Evaluation of the impact of concentration and extraction methods on the targeted sequencing of human viruses from wastewater

M Jiang, ALW Wang, NA Be, N Mulakken… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sequencing human viruses in wastewater is challenging due to their low abundance
compared to the total microbial background. This study compared the impact of four virus …

Passive swab versus grab sampling for detection of SARS-CoV-2 markers in wastewater

NW West, J Hartrick, M Alamin, AA Vasquez… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Early detection of the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, is key to mitigating the spread of new
outbreaks. Data from individual testing is increasingly difficult to obtain as people conduct …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Zooming in to the neighborhood level: A year-long wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring campaign for COVID-19 in small intraurban catchments

I Zammit, S Badia, C Mejías-Molina, M Rusiñol… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a valuable and
cost-effective tool for monitoring the prevalence of COVID-19. Large-scale monitoring efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing environmental exposure to viruses in wastewater treatment plant and swine farm scenarios with next-generation sequencing and occupational risk …

M Itarte, M Calvo, L Martínez-Frago… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupational exposure to pathogens can pose health risks. This study investigates the viral
exposure of workers in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and a swine farm by analyzing …

Near-source passive sampling for monitoring viral outbreaks within a university residential setting

JL Kevill, L Adwan, A Garcia-Delgado… - Epidemiology & …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven to be a powerful tool for the population-
level monitoring of pathogens, particularly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring viral contamination in urban groundwater and runoff

M Itarte, E Forés, S Martínez-Puchol, L Scheiber… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reliance of the global population on urban aquifers is steadily increasing, and urban
aquifers are susceptible to pathogenic contamination through sources such as sewer …