Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance
Christelle Schang, Nicholas D. Crosbie, Monica Nolan, Rachael Poon, Miao Wang, Aaron R. Jex, Nijoy John, Louise Baker, Peter J. Scales, Jonathan Schmidt, Bruce Thorley, Kelly Hill, Arash Zamyadi, Chi-Wen Tseng, Rebekah Henry, Peter Kolotelo, Jeroen Langeveld, Rémy Schilperoort, Baiqian Shi, Steve Einsiedel, Michael B. Thomas, James R. Black, Simon Wilson, David McCarthy
Abstract
< 0.001) positive relationship between the concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the levels found on the passive samplers, indicating that with further evaluation, these devices could yield semi-quantitative results in the future. Passive samplers have the potential for wide use in WBE with attractive feasibility attributes of cost, ease of deployment at small-scale locations, and continuous sampling of the wastewater. Further research will focus on the optimization of laboratory methods including elution and extraction and continued parallel deployment and evaluations in a variety of settings to inform optimal use in wastewater surveillance.