A critical review on ultraviolet disinfection systems against COVID-19 outbreak: applicability, validation, and safety considerations

M Raeiszadeh, B Adeli - Acs Photonics, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global health-threatening crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), highlights the scientific and …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, SL Simpson, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area

W Randazzo, P Truchado, E Cuevas-Ferrando… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than
200,000 reported COVID-19 cases in Spain resulting in more than 20,800 deaths as of April …

[HTML][HTML] First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan

E Haramoto, B Malla, O Thakali, M Kitajima - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology is a powerful tool to understand the actual incidence of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a community because severe acute respiratory …

First proof of the capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in India through detection of genetic material of SARS-CoV-2

M Kumar, AK Patel, AV Shah, J Raval… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
We made the first ever successful effort in India to detect the genetic material of SARS-CoV-
2 viruses to understand the capability and application of wastewater-based epidemiology …

Temporal detection and phylogenetic assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater

A Nemudryi, A Nemudraia, T Wiegand, K Surya… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 has recently been detected in feces, which indicates that wastewater may be
used to monitor viral prevalence in the community. Here, we use RT-qPCR to monitor …

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in water and wastewater

A Bivins, J Greaves, R Fischer, KC Yinda… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is frequently detected
in the feces of infected individuals. While infectious SARS-CoV-2 has not previously been …

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 …

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany–suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks

S Westhaus, FA Weber, S Schiwy, V Linnemann… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based monitoring of the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, also referred to
as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), has been suggested as a tool to support …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater surveillance to infer COVID-19 transmission: A systematic review

S Shah, SXW Gwee, JQX Ng, N Lau, J Koh… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Successful detection of SARS-COV-2 in wastewater suggests the potential utility of
wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for COVID-19 community surveillance. This …