Environmental Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater and Groundwater in Quintana Roo, Mexico

• Published in: Food and environmental virology Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 457 - 469
• Main Authors: Rosiles-González, Gabriela, Carrillo-Jovel, Victor Hugo, Alzate-Gaviria, Liliana, Betancourt, Walter Q., Gerba, Charles P., Moreno-Valenzuela, Oscar A., Tapia-Tussell, Raúl, Hernández-Zepeda, Cecilia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Assaying; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Chemistry/Food Science; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Environmental Monitoring; Epidemiology; Food Science; Genomes; Groundwater; Groundwater discharge; Groundwater treatment; Humans; Mexico; Municipal wastewater; Original Paper; RNA viruses; RNA, Viral - genetics; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Sinkholes; Viral diseases; Virology; Viruses; Waste Water; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water sampling; Mexico; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Viral indicators; Groundwater; Wastewater

The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in wastewater has been reported as a result of fecal shedding of infected individuals. In this study, the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was explored in primary-treated wastewater from two municipal wastewater treatment p...