Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

August 19, 2020 Ali Anwar

Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Date of Publication: August 19, 2020

Author: Anne Bogler, Aaron Packman & Edo Bar-Zeev

Summary:

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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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-00605-2