Journal article
Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
Nature sustainability, v 3(12), pp 981-990
01 Dec 2020
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public health and the worldwide economy. Converging evidence from the current pandemic, previous outbreaks and controlled experiments indicates that SARS-CoVs are present in wastewater for several days, leading to potential health risks via waterborne and aerosolized wastewater pathways. Conventional wastewater treatment provides only partial removal of SARS-CoVs, thus safe disposal or reuse will depend on the efficacy of final disinfection. This underscores the need for a risk assessment and management framework tailored to SARS-CoV-2 transmission via wastewater, including new tools for environmental surveillance, ensuring adequate disinfection as a component of overall COVID-19 pandemic containment.
Converging evidence indicates that SARS-CoVs are present in wastewater for several days with potential health risks. This Review analyses knowledge about such risks as well as the potential spread of SARS-CoVs in waterborne, waterborne-aerosolized and waterborne-foodborne pathways during a pandemic.
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- Title
- Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creators
- Anne Bogler - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevAaron Packman - Northwestern Univ, Northwestern Ctr Water Res, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Evanston, IL USAAlex Furman - Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyAmit Gross - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevAriel Kushmaro - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevAvner Ronen - Temple UniversityChristophe Dagot - Université de LimogesColin Hill - APC Microbiome InstituteDalit Vaizel-Ohayon - MekorotEberhard Morgenroth - ETH ZurichEnrico Bertuzzo - Ca' Foscari University of VeniceGeorge Wells - Northwestern UniversityHadas Raanan Kiperwas - MekorotHarald Horn - DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut des Karlsruher Instituts für TechnologieIdo Negev - MekorotInes Zucker - Tel Aviv UniversityItay Bar-Or - Israel Ministry of HealthJacob Moran-Gilad - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevJose Luis Balcazar - Catalan Institute for Water ResearchKyle Bibby - Univ Notre Dame, Dept Civil & Environm Engn & Earth Sci, South Bend, IN USAMenachem Elimelech - Yale UniversityNoam Weisbrod - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevOded Nir - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevOded Sued - MekorotOsnat Gillor - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevPedro J. Alvarez - Rice UniversitySandra Crameri - Australian Centre for Disease PreparednessShai Arnon - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevSharon Walker - Drexel University, College of EngineeringSima Yaron - Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyThanh H. Nguyen - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignYakir Berchenko - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevYunxia Hu - Tianjin Polytechnic UniversityZeev Ronen - Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Zuckerberg Inst Water Res, Jacob Blaustein Inst Desert Res, Sede Boqer, IsraelEdo Bar-Zeev - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Publication Details
- Nature sustainability, v 3(12), pp 981-990
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- 776816 / H2020 Societal Challenges Programme; Horizon 2020; European Union (EU) CBET-1848683 / US National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) 776816 / European Union Programme Horizon 2020
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000561019000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85089579601
- Other Identifier
- 991021863001804721
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