The fate of SARS-COV-2 in WWTPS points out the sludge line as a suitable spot for detection of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 genetic material is detectable in the faeces of a considerable part of COVID-19 cases and hence, in municipal wastewater. This fact was confirmed early during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and prompted several studies that proposed monitoring its incidence by wastewater. This paper studies the fate of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in wastewater treatment plants using RT-qPCR with a two-fold goal: i) to check its presence in the water effluent and in the produced sludge and ii) based on the understanding of the virus particles fate, to identify the most suitable spots for detecting the incidence of COVID-19 and monitor its evolution. On the grounds of the affinity of enveloped virus towards biosolids, we hypothesized that the sludge line acts as a concentrator of SARS-CoV-2 g

SUBMITTER: Balboa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7980226 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature