Inclusion of Physical-Chemical Water Quality Measurements Can Improve Associations between SARS-CoV-2 RNA Levels in Wastewater and COVID-19 Cases within Smaller Sewersheds.

ABSTRACT: Measurements of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in wastewater can be used to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 cases within a community. Environmental conditions inclusive of physical-chemical water quality characteristics are known to impact wastewater SARS-CoV-2 signals, but they are rarely measured within the sewer infrastructure in areas upstream of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The objectives of this study were to report on measurements of environmental parameters [flow and physical-chemical water quality (water temperature, pH, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity)] upstream of a WWTP and to evaluate whether the inclusion of these environmental parameters improves correlations between SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in wastewater, and C

SUBMITTER: Lamm ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445732 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature