Nationwide public perceptions regarding the acceptance of using wastewater for community health monitoring in the United States.

ABSTRACT: To assess the levels of infection across communities during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, researchers have measured severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in feces dissolved in sewer water. This activity is colloquially known as sewer monitoring and is referred to as wastewater-based epidemiology in academic settings. Although global ethical principles have been described, sewer monitoring is unregulated for health privacy protection when used for public health surveillance in the United States. This study used Qualtrics XM, a national research panel provider, to recruit participants to answer an online survey. Respondents (N = 3,083) answered questions about their knowledge, perceptions of what is to be monitored, where monitoring should occur, and privacy concerns r

SUBMITTER: LaJoie AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553059 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature