Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19

DL Jones, MQ Baluja, DW Graham, A Corbishley… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces has led to speculation that it can be
transmitted via the fecal-oral/ocular route. This review aims to critically evaluate the …

Microbial hitchhikers on marine plastic debris: human exposure risks at bathing waters and beach environments

A Keswani, DM Oliver, T Gutierrez… - Marine environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Marine plastic debris is well characterized in terms of its ability to negatively impact
terrestrial and marine environments, endanger coastal wildlife, and interfere with navigation …

Human recreational exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria in coastal bathing waters

AFC Leonard, L Zhang, AJ Balfour, R Garside… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) are associated with poor health
outcomes and are recognised globally as a serious health problem. Much research has …

Strategies to reduce risk and mitigate impacts of disaster: increasing water quality resilience from microplastics in the water supply system

K Senathirajah, T Palanisami - ACS ES&T Water, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics contaminating the water supply system qualifies as a disaster. This has major
far-reaching implications, posing significant threats to economic growth and human …

Discharge-based QMRA for estimation of public health risks from exposure to stormwater-borne pathogens in recreational waters in the United States

GB McBride, R Stott, W Miller, D Bambic, S Wuertz - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
This study is the first to report a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) on
pathogens detected in stormwater discharges-of-concern, rather than relying on pathogen …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater treatment plants

AC Dada, P Gyawali - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The current global Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-
2) epidemic has heightened calls for studies to evaluate respiratory exposure for wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in different freshwater environments in urban settings determined by RT-qPCR: implications for water safety

J Mahlknecht, DAP Reyes, E Ramos, LM Reyes… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study is the first focused on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in different freshwater
environments in an urban setting. Groundwater and surface water reservoirs for drinking …

[HTML][HTML] Frontier review on the propensity and repercussion of SARS-CoV-2 migration to aquatic environment

M Kumar, AK Thakur, P Mazumder, K Kuroda… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increased concern has recently emerged pertaining to the occurrence of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in aquatic environment during the …

Viral pathogens in water: occurrence, public health impact, and available control strategies

KE Gibson - Current opinion in virology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Transmission of viruses in water has a significant impact on public
health.•Contaminated groundwater and recreational water cause majority of virus-related …

[HTML][HTML] Synergy between quantitative microbial source tracking (qMST) and quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA): A review and prospectus

Q Zhang, J Gallard, B Wu, VJ Harwood… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of microbial source tracking (MST) marker genes has grown in recent years due to
the need to attribute point and non-point fecal contamination to specific sources. Quantitative …