Modeling SARS-CoV-2 RNA degradation in small and large sewersheds
Camille McCall, Zheng Fang, Dongfeng Li, Andrew J. Czubai, Andrew Juan, Zachary W. LaTurner, Katherine B. Ensor, Loren Hopkins, Philip B. Bedient, Lauren B. Stadler
Abstract
Hydrological model demonstrated a reduction in wastewater travel time by more than 60% when using a novel metric for placement of upstream samplers within a large sewershed, thus reducing SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA degradation.
Topics & Concepts
Degradation (telecommunications)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Environmental scienceMetric (unit)RNAUpstream (networking)VirologyComputer scienceBiologyEngineeringMedicineComputer networkGeneticsOperations managementTelecommunicationsGeneDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologySARS-CoV-2 detection and testingBiosensors and Analytical DetectionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research