[HTML][HTML] Variability in RT-qPCR assay parameters indicates unreliable SARS-CoV-2 RNA quantification for wastewater surveillance

A Bivins, D Kaya, K Bibby, SL Simpson, SA Bustin… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, wastewater surveillance has
become an important tool for monitoring the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Enteric pathogen reduction targets for onsite non-potable water systems: A critical evaluation

MA Jahne, ME Schoen, A Kaufmann, BM Pecson… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
Onsite non-potable water systems (ONWS) collect and treat local source waters for non-
potable end uses such as toilet flushing and irrigation. Quantitative microbial risk …

Evaluation of sampling, analysis, and normalization methods for SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater to assess COVID-19 burdens in Wisconsin communities

S Feng, A Roguet, JS McClary-Gutierrez… - Acs Es&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 provides an approach for assessing the infection
burden across a sewer service area. For these data to be useful for public health …

[HTML][HTML] Municipal and neighbourhood level wastewater surveillance and subtyping of an influenza virus outbreak

E Mercier, PM D'Aoust, O Thakali, N Hegazy, JJ Jia… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recurrent influenza epidemics and pandemic potential are significant risks to global health.
Public health authorities use clinical surveillance to locate and monitor influenza and …

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance data can predict hospitalizations and ICU admissions

A Galani, R Aalizadeh, M Kostakis, A Markou… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract We measured SARS-CoV-2 RNA load in raw wastewater in Attica, Greece, by RT-
qPCR for the environmental surveillance of COVID-19 for 6 months. The lag between RNA …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA in wastewater settled solids reflects RSV clinical positivity rates

B Hughes, D Duong, BJ White… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) uses concentrations of infectious agent targets in
wastewater to infer infection trends in the contributing community. To date, WBE has been …

Contribution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding routes to RNA loads in wastewater

K Crank, W Chen, A Bivins, S Lowry, K Bibby - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A portion of those infected with SARS-CoV-2 shed the virus and its genetic material in
respiratory fluids, saliva, urine, and stool, thus giving the potential to monitor for infections …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance for public health action

JS McClary-Gutierrez, MC Mattioli… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Wastewater surveillance for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) has garnered extensive public attention during the coronavirus disease pandemic as a …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and chemical markers in campus dormitories in an evolving COVID− 19 pandemic

S Mohapatra, S Bhatia, KYK Senaratna… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we report the implementation of a comprehensive wastewater surveillance
testing program at a university campus in Singapore to identify Severe Acute Respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater influent in relation to reported COVID-19 incidence in Finland

A Tiwari, A Lipponen, AM Hokajärvi, O Luomala… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based surveillance is a cost-effective concept for monitoring COVID-19
pandemics at a population level. Here, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was monitored from a total of 693 …