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ArticleCase studies in chemical and environmental engineering2020

The COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations for the waste and wastewater services sector.

Long D Nghiem, Branwen Morgan, Erica Donner, Michael D Short

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Article in Case studies in chemical and environmental engineering, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

112 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Assessment of virus concentration methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2 IN wastewater.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023
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  9. Healthcare Waste-A Serious Problem for Global Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  11. The Nexus Between COVID-19 Factors and Air Pollution.Environmental health insights · 2023
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  12. Waste management model for COVID-19: recommendations for future threats.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023
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  13. A systematic review on the occurrence, fate, and remediation of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023
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  14. An overview for biomedical waste management during pandemic like COVID-19.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023
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  15. SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater treatment plant, collection network, and hospital wastewater.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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  18. The face behind the Covid-19 mask - A comprehensive review.Environmental technology & innovation · 2022
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  20. A Review of the Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater: Transmission Risks in Mexico.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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52 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Long D NghiemUniversity of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
Branwen MorganUniversity of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
Erica DonnerFuture Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
Michael D ShortFuture Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article discusses the potential ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste and wastewater services, focusing on critical points where alternative operating procedures or additional mitigation measures may be advisable. Key concerns are (i) the long half-life of the virus on materials such as waste containers, bags, and in wastewater, and (ii) possible transmission via contaminated waste surfaces and aerosols from wastewater systems. There are opportunities to further the science of wastewater-based epidemiology by monitoring viral RNA in wastewater to assess disease prevalence and spread in defined populations, which may prove beneficial for informing COVID-19 related public health policy.

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Aerosol exposure and transmissionCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 virusWaste collectionWastewater

Identifiers

PMID38620229
PMCPMC7191284

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