Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, 2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115, Japan E-mail:
Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan.
Water Sci Technol. 2021 Jan;83(2):251-256. doi: 10.2166/wst.2020.558.
This mini review describes the current status and challenges regarding institutionalisation of wastewater surveillance systems against COVID-19. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been proposed to be a potential tool to understand the actual prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, and it could be an effective approach to monitor the trend during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, challenges to institutionalise wastewater surveillance systems are still abundant and unfolding at a rapid rate given that the international understanding regarding the scientific knowledge and socio-political impacts of COVID-19 are in the developing stages. To better understand the existing challenges and bottlenecks, a comparative study between Japan, Viet Nam, and Indonesia was carried out in the present study. Through gaining a better understanding of common issues as well as issues specific to each country, we hope to contribute to building a robust multistakeholder system to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater as an effective disease surveillance system for COVID-19.
本综述描述了将废水监测系统针对 COVID-19 制度化的现状和挑战。监测废水中的 SARS-CoV-2 已被提议作为了解社区中 COVID-19 实际流行率的一种潜在工具，并且可能是监测 COVID-19 大流行期间趋势的有效方法。然而，鉴于国际上对 COVID-19 的科学知识和社会政治影响的理解仍处于发展阶段，将废水监测系统制度化的挑战仍然很多，而且还在迅速出现。为了更好地了解现有的挑战和瓶颈，本研究对日本、越南和印度尼西亚进行了比较研究。通过更好地了解共同问题以及每个国家的具体问题，我们希望为建立一个强大的多方利益攸关者系统做出贡献，以监测废水中的 SARS-CoV-2 作为 COVID-19 的有效疾病监测系统。
