Not a waste: Wastewater surveillance to enhance public health

Anna Gitter; Jeremiah Oghuan; Anuja Rajendra Godbole; Carlos A. Chavarria; Carlos Monserrat; Tao Hu; Yun Wang; Anthony W. Maresso; Blake M. Hanson; Kristina D. Mena; Fuqing Wu

doi:10.3389/fceng.2022.1112876

Not a waste: Wastewater surveillance to enhance public health

Anna Gitter, Jeremiah Oghuan, Anuja Rajendra Godbole, Carlos A. Chavarria, Carlos Monserrat, Tao Hu, Yun Wang, Anthony W. Maresso, Blake M. Hanson, Kristina D. Mena, Fuqing Wu

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Abstract

Domestic wastewater, when collected and evaluated appropriately, can provide valuable health-related information for a community. As a relatively unbiased and non-invasive approach, wastewater surveillance may complement current practices towards mitigating risks and protecting population health. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater programs are now widely implemented to monitor viral infection trends in sewersheds and inform public health decision-making. This review summarizes recent developments in wastewater-based epidemiology for detecting and monitoring communicable infectious diseases, dissemination of antimicrobial resistance, and illicit drug consumption. Wastewater surveillance, a quickly advancing Frontier in environmental science, is becoming a new tool to enhance public health, improve disease prevention, and respond to future epidemics and pandemics.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1112876
Journal	Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2022.1112876
State	Published - 2022

Keywords

antimicrobial resistance
illicit drugs
infectious diseases
public health
viruses
wastewater-based epidemiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)

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