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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Environ Health Res
. 2023 Jan 3;1-11.
doi: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2159017. Online ahead of print.
Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022
Anna Gitter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cici Bauer[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fuqing Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryan Ramphul[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Carlos Chavarria[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kehe Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joseph Petrosino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Melissa Mezzari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Gabriela Gallegos[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Austen L Terwilliger[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Justin R Clark[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Karen Feliz[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Vasanthi Avadhanula[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tony Piedra[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kyle Weesner[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Anthony Maresso[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kristina D Mena[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The border city of El Paso, Texas, and its water utility, El Paso Water, initiated a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to assess virus trends and the appropriateness of a wastewater monitoring program for the community. Nearly weekly sample collection at four wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), serving distinct regions of the city, was analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 genes using the CDC 2019-Novel coronavirus Real-Time RT-PCR diagnostic panel. Virus concentrations ranged from 86.7 to 268,000 gc/L, varying across time and at each WWTF. The lag time between virus concentrations in wastewater and reported COVID-19 case rates (per 100,00 population) ranged from 4-24 days for the four WWTFs, with the strongest trend occurring from November 2021 - June 2022. This study is an assessment of the utility of a geographically refined SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to supplement public health efforts that will manage the virus as it becomes endemic in El Paso.
Keywords: Border; COVID-19; binational; minority population; wastewater-based epidemiology.
. 2023 Jan 3;1-11.
doi: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2159017. Online ahead of print.
Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022
Anna Gitter[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cici Bauer[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fuqing Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryan Ramphul[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Carlos Chavarria[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kehe Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joseph Petrosino[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Melissa Mezzari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Gabriela Gallegos[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Austen L Terwilliger[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Justin R Clark[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Karen Feliz[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Vasanthi Avadhanula[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tony Piedra[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kyle Weesner[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Anthony Maresso[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Kristina D Mena[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36595614
- DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2159017
Abstract
The border city of El Paso, Texas, and its water utility, El Paso Water, initiated a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to assess virus trends and the appropriateness of a wastewater monitoring program for the community. Nearly weekly sample collection at four wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), serving distinct regions of the city, was analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 genes using the CDC 2019-Novel coronavirus Real-Time RT-PCR diagnostic panel. Virus concentrations ranged from 86.7 to 268,000 gc/L, varying across time and at each WWTF. The lag time between virus concentrations in wastewater and reported COVID-19 case rates (per 100,00 population) ranged from 4-24 days for the four WWTFs, with the strongest trend occurring from November 2021 - June 2022. This study is an assessment of the utility of a geographically refined SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to supplement public health efforts that will manage the virus as it becomes endemic in El Paso.
Keywords: Border; COVID-19; binational; minority population; wastewater-based epidemiology.