Data-driven systematic analysis of waterborne viruses and health risks during the wastewater reclamation process.

ABSTRACT: Waterborne viral epidemics are a major threat to public health. Increasing interest in wastewater reclamation highlights the importance of understanding the health risks associated with potential microbial hazards, particularly for reused water in direct contact with humans. This study focused on identifying viral epidemic patterns in municipal wastewater reused for recreational applications based on long-term, spatially explicit global literature data during 2000-2021, and modelled human health risks from multiple exposure pathways using a well-established quantitative microbial risk assessment methodology. Global median viral loads in municipal wastewater ranged from 7.92 × 10⁴ to 1.4 × 10⁶ GC L^-1 in the following ascending order: human adenovirus (HAdV),

SUBMITTER: Ma JX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641159 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature