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  • We investigated the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in wastewater samples in southern Louisiana, USA. Untreated and treated wastewater samples were collected on five occasions over a four-month period from January to April 2020. The wastewater samples were concentrated via ultrafiltration (Method A), and an adsorption–elution method using electronegative membranes (Method B). SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 2 out of 15 wastewater samples using two reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays (CDC N1 and N2). None of the secondary treated and final effluent samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America, including the USA. However, concentration methods and RT-qPCR assays need to be refined and validated to increase the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater.
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  • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140621
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  • Sci_Total_Environ
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  • no-cc
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/46a40a9f4d6de6ce3fad3e786bd0d7b1b3ca976e.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7833249.xml.json
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  • 32758821.0
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  • Elsevier; Medline; PMC
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  • First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: A study in Louisiana, USA
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  • 2020-11-15

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