biostudies-literatureUnknown7Herrera-Uribe JWastewater-based epidemiology is a corroborated environmental surveillance tool in the global fight against SARS-CoV-2. The analysis of wastewater for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA may assist policymakers to survey a specific infectious community. Herein, we report on a long-term quantification study in Bahrain to investigate the incidence of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ∼260,000 population of Muharraq Island in Bahrain is served by a discrete sewerage catchment, and all wastewater flows to a single large Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity of 100,000 m³/day. The catchment is predominately domestic, but also serves several hospitals and Bahrain's international airport. Flow-weighted 24-h composite wastewater samples for the period FebJournal of hazardous materials advances100082https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9088096biostudies-literatureLong term detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in Bahrain.PMC9088096Naylor PMathews BJassim MSAl-Qahtani MRajab ECoskuner GStevenson NJHerrera-Uribe JfalseLong term detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in Bahrain.Wastewater-based epidemiology is a corroborated environmental surveillance tool in the global fight against SARS-CoV-2. The analysis of wastewater for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA may assist policymakers to survey a specific infectious community. Herein, we report on a long-term quantification study in Bahrain to investigate the incidence of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ∼260,000 population of Muharraq Island in Bahrain is served by a discrete sewerage catchment, and all wastewater flows to a single large Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity of 100,000 m³/day. The catchment is predominately domestic, but also serves several hospitals and Bahrain's international airport. Flow-weighted 24-h composite wastewater samples for the period Feb2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2026-04-08T10:37:11.112Z2025-02-19T04:10:28.613ZS-EPMC90880963752079710.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100082