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Surveillance of Wastewater forCOVID-19

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This chapter starts by introducing the topic of wastewater (water that requires cleaning after it is used). It mentions water pollutants and various types of wastewater (sewage) like domestic and industrial sewage. Three main levels of wastewater treatment are presented and described. Also, a section is included that discusses the detection, identification, and disinfection of COVID-19 in municipal wastewater. Since this virus is found in human feces, wastewater surveillance seems to be ideal, noninvasive, cost-effective, and a very useful early warning approach for detecting this disease.

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  1. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA

    Dana Barry

  2. State University of New York at Canton, Canton, NY, USA

    Dana Barry

  3. National Institute of Technology, Suzuka College, Shiroko-cho, Suzuka, Mie, Japan

    Hideyuki Kanematsu

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    Hideyuki Kanematsu

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Barry, D., Kanematsu, H. (2022). Surveillance of Wastewater forCOVID-19. In: Barry, D., Kanematsu, H. (eds) Studies to Combat COVID-19 using Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1356-3_8

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