ArticleEnvironmental research2022
Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 - March 2023.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- Near-source passive sampling for monitoring viral outbreaks within a university residential setting.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance as an early warning system for SARS-CoV-2 in Indonesia.PloS one · 2024Article
- Diurnal changes in pathogenic and indicator virus concentrations in wastewater.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
- A long-term passive sampling approach for wastewater-based monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in Leipzig, Germany.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In search of practical and affordable tools for wastewater-based surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), three independent field experiments were conducted using three passive sampler sorbents (electronegative membrane, cotton bud, and gauze) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Total daily cases during this study ranged from 2 to 17/100,000 people and 43/54 traditionally collected wastewater samples were positive for SARS-CoV-2 with mean detectable concentrations ranging from 8.4 to 1780 copies/ml. Viral levels on the passive samplers were assessed after 4, 8, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hrs of deployment in the wastewater and 43/54 membrane, 42/54 gauze, and 27/54 cotton bud samples were positive. A linear accumulation rate of SARS-CoV-2 on the membranes was observed up to 48 hours, suggesting the passive sampler could adequately reflect wastewater levels for up to two days of deployment. Due the variability in accumulation observed for the cotton buds and gauzes, and the pre-processing steps required for the gauzes, we recommend membrane filters as a simple cost-effective option for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.
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