Journal article
Occurrence of various viruses and recent evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater systems
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.414, pp.1-24
15/07/2021
PMCID: PMC7894103
PMID: 33684818
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Abstract
Viruses are omnipresent and persistent in wastewater, which poses a risk to human health. In this review, we summarise the different qualitative and quantitative methods for virus analysis in wastewater and systematically discuss the spatial distribution and temporal patterns of various viruses (i.e., enteric viruses, Caliciviridae (Noroviruses (NoVs)), Picornaviridae (Enteroviruses (EVs)), Hepatitis A virus (HAV)), and Adenoviridae (Adenoviruses (AdVs))) in wastewater systems. Then we critically review recent SARS-CoV-2 studies to understand the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through wastewater surveillance. SARS-CoV-2 genetic material has been detected in wastewater from France, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkey, India, Pakistan, China, and the USA. We then discuss the utility of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to estimate the occurrence, distribution, and genetic diversity of these viruses and generate human health risk assessment. Finally, we not only promote the prevention of viral infectious disease transmission through wastewater but also highlight the potential use of WBE as an early warning system for public health assessment.
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- Title
- Occurrence of various viruses and recent evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater systems
- Creators
- Waqar Ali - Chinese Academy of SciencesHua Zhang - Hohai UniversityZhenglu Wang - Chinese Academy of SciencesChuanyu Chang - Chinese Academy of SciencesAsif Javed - Bahria UniversityKamran Ali - National University of Sciences and TechnologyWei Du - East China Normal UniversityNabeel Khan Niazi - University of Agriculture FaisalabadKang Mao - Chinese Academy of SciencesZhugen Yang - Cranfield University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol.414, pp.1-24
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Grant note
- This work was funded by the Science and Technology Program of Guizhou Province ([Grant No. (2019)5618; (2019)4428] and Qiankehe Zhicheng [2020]4Y190), STS of CAS (KFJ-STS-QYZD-185), Chinese Academy of Sciences, President’s International Fellowship Initiative (CAS, PIFI) for 2021 (2021PC0058; [2020]4Y190), STS of CAS Sciences, President’s International Fellowship Initiative (CAS, PIFI) for 2021; ZY thnaks UK NERC Fellowship grant (NE/R013349/2).
- Identifiers
- 991012951193002368
- Copyright
- © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Science; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article