Persistence of surrogates for high consequence viral and bacterial pathogens in a pilot-scale activated sludge treatment system

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 10; p. e0275482
• Main Authors: Schupp, Donald A., Burdsall, Adam C., Silva, Rendahandi G., Heckman, John Lee, Krishnan, E. Radha, Szabo, Jeffrey G., Magnuson, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.10.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Activated sludge; Bacteria; Biology and Life Sciences; Chemical oxygen demand; Comparative analysis; Earth Sciences; Ebola virus; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Effluents; Environmental aspects; Experiments; Health aspects; Inactivation; Levivirus; Medicine and Health Sciences; Occupational safety; Organisms; Pathogenic microorganisms; Pathogens; Persistence (Environmental chemistry); Phages; Physical Sciences; Public health; Purification; R&D; Research & development; Retention; Retention time; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Sewage; Sewage - microbiology; Shutdowns; Sludge; Sludge treatment; Spores; Viral diseases; Viruses; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Water; Water Purification - methods; Water treatment; United States; United States > US

The persistence of high consequence public health pathogens in a wastewater treatment system can significantly impact worker safety, as well as the public and downstream water bodies, particularly if the system is forced to shut down the treatment processes. This study utilizes organism viability to...