Preconcentration and detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: A comprehensive review

Y Yang, J Tan, F Wang, W Sun, H Shi, Z Cheng… - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected the health of human beings and the global economy. The …

A sustainable trend in COVID-19 research: An environmental perspective

M Vadiati, L Ghasemi, S Samani, MA Islam… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread across the globe producing hundreds of
thousands of deaths, shutting down economies, closing borders and causing havoc on an …

Detection of the clinically persistent, pathogenic yeast spp. Candida auris from hospital and municipal wastewater in Miami-Dade County, Florida

K Babler, M Sharkey, S Arenas, A Amirali… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) for detecting pathogens within
communities has been growing since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with early …

Monkeypox viral nucleic acids detected using both DNA and RNA extraction workflows

ME Sharkey, KM Babler, BS Shukla, SM Abelson… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular methods have been used to detect human pathogens in wastewater with
sampling typically performed at wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and upstream …

Wastewater based surveillance can be used to reduce clinical testing intensity on a university campus

A Amirali, KM Babler, ME Sharkey, CC Beaver… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clinical testing has been a vital part of the response to and suppression of the COVID-19
pandemic; however, testing imposes significant burdens on a population. College students …

Characteristics of droplet dispersion and interpersonal exposure in indoor and outdoor dining areas of urban street: Elementary numerical investigations

X Yang, X Chen, C Nie, Q Luo, J Hang, Z Luo - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Indoor and outdoor dining areas are special spaces where people generally sit close and
talk face-to-face for a long time (∼ hour). Semi-open dining area is of popularity among …

Correlative analysis of wastewater trends with clinical cases and hospitalizations through five dominant variant waves of COVID-19

Q Zhan, HM Solo-Gabriele, ME Sharkey… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been utilized to track community infections of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by detecting RNA of the severe acute respiratory …

Evaluating sustainable development practices in a zero‑carbon university campus: A pre and post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery study

B Shboul, SCL Koh, C Veneti, AI Herghelegiu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to understand the critical areas for sustainable behavioural change on a
university campus in order to achieve the net zero‑carbon ambition pre-and post-COVID-19 …

On-The-Spot Sampling and Detection of Viral Particles on Solid Surfaces Using a Sponge Virus Sensor Incorporated with Finger-Press Fluid Release

Y Tian, L Dong - ACS sensors, 2024 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a sponge-based electrochemical sensor for rapid, on-site collection and
analysis of infectious viruses on solid surfaces. The device utilizes a conducting porous …

Evaluating various composite sampling modes for detecting pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 virus in raw sewage

Y Li, KT Ash, DC Joyner, DE Williams… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Inadequate sampling approaches to wastewater analyses can introduce biases, leading to
inaccurate results such as false negatives and significant over-or underestimation of …