Emerging contaminants, SARS-COV-2 and wastewater treatment plants, new challenges to confront: A short review.
Bioresour Technol Rep
; 15: 100731, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1260671
ABSTRACT
The current pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has put public health at risk, being wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) a potential tool in the detection, prevention, and treatment of present and possible future outbreaks, since this virus enters wastewater through various sources such as feces, vomit, and sputum. Thus, advanced technologies such as advanced oxidation processes (AOP), membrane technology (MT) are identified through a systematic literature review as an alternative option for the destruction and removal of emerging contaminants (drugs and personal care products) released mainly by infected patients. The objectives of this review are to know the implications that the new COVID-19 outbreak is generating and will generate in water compartments, as well as the new challenges faced by wastewater treatment plants due to the change in a load of contaminants and the solutions proposed based on the aforementioned technologies to be applied to preserve public health and the environment.
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Bioresour Technol Rep
Year:
2021
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Article
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J.biteb.2021.100731
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