Kapoor Vikram, Al-Duroobi Haya, Phan Duc C, Palekar Rakhee S, Blount Bobby, Rambhia Kunal J
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA 01730, USA.
Curr Opin Environ Sci Health. 2022 Jun;27:100362. doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100362. Epub 2022 Apr 2.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for various institutions such as school systems due to widespread closures. As schools re-open their campuses to in-person education, there is a need for frequent screening and monitoring of the virus to ensure the safety of students and staff and to limit risk to the surrounding community. Wastewater surveillance (WWS) of SARS-CoV-2 is a rapid and economical approach to determine the extent of COVID-19 in the community. The focus of this review is on the emergence of WWS as a tool for safe return to school campuses, taking into account methodological considerations such as site selection, sample collection and processing, SARS-CoV-2 quantification, and data interpretation. Recently published studies on the implementation of COVID-19 WWS on school and college campuses were reviewed. While there are several logistical and technical challenges, WWS can be used to inform decision-making at the school campus and/or building level.
由于广泛关闭，新冠疫情对学校系统等各类机构构成了挑战。随着学校重新开放校园进行面授教育，需要对病毒进行频繁筛查和监测，以确保学生和教职员工的安全，并限制对周边社区的风险。对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）的污水监测（WWS）是一种快速且经济的方法，可用于确定社区中新冠疫情的程度。本综述的重点是污水监测作为安全重返校园的工具的出现，同时考虑到诸如地点选择、样本采集与处理、SARS-CoV-2定量以及数据解读等方法学考量。对近期发表的关于在中小学和大学校园实施新冠污水监测的研究进行了综述。虽然存在若干后勤和技术挑战，但污水监测可用于为校园和/或建筑层面的决策提供信息。
