Viral indicators for tracking domestic wastewater contamination in the aquatic environment

DI Walker, EM Adriaenssens, JE McDonald, LS Hillary… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Waterborne enteric viruses are an emerging cause of disease outbreaks and represent a
major threat to global public health. Enteric viruses may originate from human wastewater …

Inadequately treated wastewater as a source of human enteric viruses in the environment

AI Okoh, T Sibanda, SS Gusha - International journal of environmental …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Human enteric viruses are causative agents in both developed and developing countries of
many non-bacterial gastrointestinal tract infections, respiratory tract infections, conjunctivitis …

Identification of multiple potential viral diseases in a large urban center using wastewater surveillance

C McCall, H Wu, B Miyani, I Xagoraraki - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Viruses are linked to a multitude of human illnesses and can disseminate widely in
urbanized environments causing global adverse impacts on communities and healthcare …

High sensitivity of children to swimming-associated gastrointestinal illness: results using a rapid assay of recreational water quality

TJ Wade, RL Calderon, KP Brenner, E Sams… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Culture-based methods of monitoring fecal pollution in recreational waters
require 24 to 48 hours to obtain results. This delay leads to potentially inaccurate …

Quantitative detection of human adenoviruses in wastewater and combined sewer overflows influencing a Michigan river

TT Fong, MS Phanikumar, I Xagoraraki… - Applied and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enteric viruses are important pathogens found in contaminated surface waters and have
previously been detected in waters of the Great Lakes. Human adenoviruses were …

[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 …

Comparison of concentration methods for quantitative detection of sewage-associated viral markers in environmental waters

W Ahmed, VJ Harwood, P Gyawali… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic human viruses cause over half of gastroenteritis cases associated with
recreational water use worldwide. They are relatively difficult to concentrate from …

Application of PCR-based methods to assess the infectivity of enteric viruses in environmental samples

RA Rodríguez, IL Pepper, CP Gerba - Applied and environmental …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The advent of the PCR has greatly enhanced our ability to detect human enteric viral
pathogens in the environment, including water, municipal wastes, sewage, food, air, and …

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] Toward harmonizing global pesticide regulations for surface freshwaters in support of protecting human health

Z Li, P Fantke - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
To promote international collaboration on environmental pollution management and human
health protection, we conducted a global-level study on the management of pesticides for …