Erik D Lamm, Kristina M Babler, Mark E Sharkey, Ayaaz Amirali, Cynthia Beaver, Melinda M Boone, Samuel Comerford, Daniel Cooper, Benjamin Currall, George S Grills, Erin Kobetz, Naresh Kumar, Jennifer Laine, Walter E Lamar, Jiangnan Lyu, Althea Kennedy, Stefan Perritano, Christopher E Mason, Brian D Reding, Matthew Roca, Stephan C Schürer, Bhavarth Shukla, Natasha Schaefer Solle, John J Tallon, Collette Thomas, Braden Tierney, Belkis Torres, Sreeharsha Venkatapuram, Dusica Vidovic, Sion L Williams, Xue Yin, Yalda Zarnegarnia, Helena M Solo-Gabriele
{"title":"Inclusion of Physical-Chemical Water Quality Measurements Can Improve Associations between SARS-CoV-2 RNA Levels in Wastewater and COVID-19 Cases within Smaller Sewersheds.","authors":"Erik D Lamm, Kristina M Babler, Mark E Sharkey, Ayaaz Amirali, Cynthia Beaver, Melinda M Boone, Samuel Comerford, Daniel Cooper, Benjamin Currall, George S Grills, Erin Kobetz, Naresh Kumar, Jennifer Laine, Walter E Lamar, Jiangnan Lyu, Althea Kennedy, Stefan Perritano, Christopher E Mason, Brian D Reding, Matthew Roca, Stephan C Schürer, Bhavarth Shukla, Natasha Schaefer Solle, John J Tallon, Collette Thomas, Braden Tierney, Belkis Torres, Sreeharsha Venkatapuram, Dusica Vidovic, Sion L Williams, Xue Yin, Yalda Zarnegarnia, Helena M Solo-Gabriele","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8138","DOIUrl":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8138","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Measurements of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in wastewater can be used to understand the prevalence of COVID-19 cases within a community. Environmental conditions inclusive of physical-chemical water quality characteristics are known to impact wastewater SARS-CoV-2 signals, but they are rarely measured within the sewer infrastructure in areas upstream of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The objectives of this study were to report on measurements of environmental parameters [flow and physical-chemical water quality (water temperature, pH, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity)] upstream of a WWTP and to evaluate whether the inclusion of these environmental parameters improves correlations between SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in wastewater, and COVID-19 prevalence in the sewershed community. Measurements of environmental parameters and SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater spanned different time scales (minutes, hours and weeks) and population scales (building, campus, community). For short time scales, water quality parameters did not improve correlations between SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and COVID-19 prevalence due to high variability of water quality and flows within the sewer system. When averaging data over weekly time scales, regressions showed that inclusion of pH improved correlations between RNA and COVID-19 prevalence. At the cluster scale, for the entire data set, the root mean square error decreased from 6.9 cases per week to 6.5 cases per week. At the community scale benefits were observed only for the delta wave with a decrease in root mean square error from 539 cases per week to 430 cases per week. The inclusion of pH improved correlations between wastewater SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 prevalence more frequently when evaluating the cluster sewershed scale (populations of a few thousand) in comparison to the community scale (populations of several 100,000). Given the simplicity of measuring pH and other physical-chemical water quality parameters, their inclusion should be considered as part of wastewater-based epidemiology programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"151 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12445732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145113307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment of Landfill Nanofiltration Concentrated Leachate by Flocculation Combined with a Multistage Ozone/Bioreactor Based on a Field Scale","authors":"Qing Wang, Yanjuan He","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7468","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"101 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139128705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karan Parmar, Bhaumik R. Shah, J. Ruparelia, U. Patel
{"title":"Anaerobic Treatment of Real Dye Wastewater Using a Modified Internal Circulation Reactor","authors":"Karan Parmar, Bhaumik R. Shah, J. Ruparelia, U. Patel","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7436","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"47 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139125229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Increasing Discharge on Municipal Storm Sewer Systems: Exploring the Connection to Total Maximum Daily Load","authors":"B. Barkdoll","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"43 39","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139125565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing Infiltration and Inflow in Small Collection Systems: Environmental, Economic, and Additional Impacts","authors":"Andrew Hansen, S. Moussavi, Bruce Dvorak","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7446","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"56 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139127785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seyed Alireza Nosrati, Alireza Negahdar, H. Negahdar, M. Siavoshnia
{"title":"The Effect of Heavy Metal on the Static and Dynamic Performances of Clay Sand","authors":"Seyed Alireza Nosrati, Alireza Negahdar, H. Negahdar, M. Siavoshnia","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7232","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"78 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139128136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joaquín Estrada-García, Diana Ibeth Romero-Mota, Gustavo Ángel Huerta-Pérez, A. Aguilar-Lasserre, J. M. Méndez-Contreras
{"title":"Predicting the Production of Probiotic Biomass and Lactic Acid via Fuzzy Logic during the Anaerobic Treatment of Swine Waste ( Sus domestica ) with Lactobacillus acidophilus","authors":"Joaquín Estrada-García, Diana Ibeth Romero-Mota, Gustavo Ángel Huerta-Pérez, A. Aguilar-Lasserre, J. M. Méndez-Contreras","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"40 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139129368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diogo Sousa, R. Dias, Rita Lourinho, Rita Maúricio
{"title":"Exploring the Potential of Peracetic Acid for Wastewater Disinfection: Insights from a Pilot-Scale Study","authors":"Diogo Sousa, R. Dias, Rita Lourinho, Rita Maúricio","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7449","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"55 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139127990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing Uncertainties in Mechanistic Modeling of Quality Fluctuations in Drinking Water Distribution Systems","authors":"G. R. Abhijith, A. Ostfeld","doi":"10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-7400","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15715,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","volume":"9 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139126458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}