A review on recent progress in the detection methods and prevalence of human enteric viruses in water

E Haramoto, M Kitajima, A Hata, JR Torrey, Y Masago… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Waterborne human enteric viruses, such as noroviruses and adenoviruses, are excreted in
the feces of infected individuals and transmitted via the fecal-oral route including …

Primary concentration–the critical step in implementing the wastewater based epidemiology for the COVID-19 pandemic: a mini-review

D Lu, Z Huang, J Luo, X Zhang, S Sha - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has posed a significant global
public health threat and caused dramatic social and economic disruptions. A new research …

The environmental microbiology minimum information (EMMI) guidelines: qPCR and dPCR quality and reporting for environmental microbiology

MA Borchardt, AB Boehm, M Salit… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) methods
have revolutionized environmental microbiology, yielding quantitative organism-specific …

Wastewater-based epidemiology as a useful tool to track SARS-CoV-2 and support public health policies at municipal level in Brazil

T Prado, TM Fumian, CF Mannarino, PC Resende… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) wastewater-
based epidemiology (WBE) has been applied as a complementary approach for spatial …

Molecular detection of pathogens in water–the pros and cons of molecular techniques

R Girones, MA Ferrús, JL Alonso… - Water research, 2010 - Elsevier
Pollution of water by sewage and run-off from farms produces a serious public health
problem in many countries. Viruses, along with bacteria and protozoa in the intestine or in …

16S rRNA-based assays for quantitative detection of universal, human-, cow-, and dog-specific fecal Bacteroidales: a Bayesian approach

BJ Kildare, CM Leutenegger, BS McSwain, DG Bambic… - Water research, 2007 - Elsevier
We report the design and validation of new TaqMan® assays for microbial source tracking
based on the amplification of fecal 16S rRNA marker sequences from uncultured cells of the …

Review of highway runoff characteristics: Comparative analysis and universal implications

M Kayhanian, BD Fruchtman, JS Gulliver, C Montanaro… - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
This review interprets highway runoff characterization studies performed on different
continents. The results are synthesized to discuss the historical trends, first flush effects of …

Sampling strategies for wastewater surveillance: Evaluating the variability of SARS-COV-2 RNA concentration in composite and grab samples

MR Augusto, ICM Claro, AK Siqueira, GS Sousa… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA titers by infected individuals, even asymptomatic and
oligosymptomatic ones, allows the use of wastewater monitoring to track the COVID-19 …

Norovirus, Hepatitis A and SARS-CoV-2 surveillance within Chilean rural wastewater treatment plants based on different biological treatment typologies

A Plaza-Garrido, M Ampuero, A Gaggero… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater from WWTPs became an interesting source of
epidemiological surveillance. However, there is uncertainty about the influence of treatment …

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 …