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 …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced oxidation and biological integrated processes for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: a review

JB Adeoye, YH Tan, SY Lau, YY Tan, T Chiong… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The stress of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) discharging to water
bodies and the environment due to increased industrialization has reduced the availability of …

Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater

W Ahmed, PM Bertsch, A Bivins, K Bibby… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is currently a clear benefit for many countries to utilize wastewater-based
epidemiology (WBE) as part of ongoing measures to manage the coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods

MVA Corpuz, A Buonerba, G Vigliotta, T Zarra… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an updated and comprehensive review on the different methods used
for detection and quantification of viruses in wastewater treatment systems. The analysis of …

A review on hospital wastewater treatment: A special emphasis on occurrence and removal of pharmaceutically active compounds, resistant microorganisms, and …

A Majumder, AK Gupta, PS Ghosal, M Varma - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hospital wastewater imposes a potent threat to the security of human health concerning
its high vulnerability towards the outbreak of several diseases. Furthermore, the outbreak of …

An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

Hospital wastewater as a source of environmental contamination: An overview of management practices, environmental risks, and treatment processes

MT Khan, IA Shah, I Ihsanullah, M Naushad… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
A wide range of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as pharmaceutically active compounds,
personal care products (PCPs), endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), and hormones …

Uncertainties in estimating SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by wastewater-based epidemiology

X Li, S Zhang, J Shi, SP Luby, G Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a promising approach for estimating population-
wide COVID-19 prevalence through detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater and public health: the potential of wastewater surveillance for monitoring COVID-19

LS Hillary, SK Malham, JE McDonald… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pathogenic viruses represent one of the greatest threats to human well-being. As evidenced
by the COVID-19 global pandemic, however, halting the spread of highly contagious …

Environmental impacts of the widespread use of chlorine-based disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Parveen, S Chowdhury, S Goel - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Chlorinated disinfectants are widely used in hospitals, COVID-19 quarantine facilities,
households, institutes, and public areas to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus as …