The urban water cycle as a planning tool to monitor sars-cov-2: A review of the literature
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169010
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2-2021
Publication Title
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Abstract
COVID-19 is a terrible virus that has impacted human health and the economy on a global scale. The detection and control of the pandemic have become necessities that require appropriate monitoring strategies. One of these strategies involves measuring and quantifying the virus in water at different stages of the Urban Water Cycle (UWC). This article presents a comprehensive literature review of the analyses and quantifications of SARS-CoV-2 in multiple UWC components from 2020 to June 2021. More than 140 studies worldwide with a focus on industrialized nations were identified, mainly in the USA, Australia, and Asia and the European Union. Wastewater treatment plants were the focus of most of these studies, followed by city sewerage systems and hospital effluents. The fewest studies examined the presence of this virus in bodies of water. Most of the studies were conducted for epidemiological purposes. However, a few focused on viral load and its removal using various treatment strategies or modelling and developing strategies to control the disease. Others compared methodologies for determining if SARS-CoV-2 was present or included risk assessments. This is the first study to emphasize the importance of the various individual components of the UWC and their potential impacts on viral transmission from the source to the public.
Volume
13
Issue
16
Recommended Citation
Peña-Guzmán, Carlos; Domínguez-Sánchez, María Andrea; Rodríguez, Manuel; Pulicharla, Rama; and Mora-Cabrera, Karen, "The urban water cycle as a planning tool to monitor sars-cov-2: A review of the literature" (2021). Scopus Unisalle. 828.
https://ciencia.lasalle.edu.co/scopus_unisalle/828
Identifier
85113145286 (Scopus)