| Title |
Pretreatment and Rapid Detection Methods for Wastewater-Based Epidemiology |
| Authors |
이재엽 ( Lee Jai-yeop ) ; 이복진 ( Lee Bokjin ) ; 제스민아터 ( Jesmin Akter ) ; 안창혁 ( Ahn Chang Hyuk ) ; 김일호 ( Kim Ilho ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2023.39.1.102 |
| Keywords |
Infectious pathogen; Pathogen Concentration; Rapid Forensic; SARS-CoV-19; Wastewater Based Epidemiology |
| Abstract |
Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE) provides useful information not only on the use of illegal drugs in the community, but also on the presence of hygiene and health products and infectious pathogens in sewage facilities. As a consequence of the SARS-CoV-19 virus epidemic in 2019, monitoring the status of the infection is of utmost importance. SARS-CoV-19 was also detected in sewage, and the number and trend of infections in the community suggest that the application of the WBE system would be useful and appropriate. This study introduces a pre-treatment concentration method including viruses in sewage samples. A total of seven methods which were subdivided into methods for adsorption-extraction, ultra-filtration, PEG precipitation, and ultra-centrifugation, and the results for analyzing the recovery rates were included. Meanwhile, it is necessary to pay attention to rapid detection technologies which analyze infectious pathogens at the site of sewage facilities. These can include ELISA, FTIR, SERS, and biosensor based on the detection principle, and the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of each were summarized herein. If rapid detection technologies and accurate quantitative analyses are further developed, the use of sewage mechanics in response to pandemic viruses is expected to expand further. |