{"id":33129,"date":"2021-10-28T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T08:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/?p=33129"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:45:05","slug":"covid-19-publicaties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/actueel\/covid-19-publicaties\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Sewage Surveillance must-reads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_intro\">\n<p>Since early February 2020 KWR-researchers have been monitoring sewage water at various wastewater treatment plants in The Netherlands in order to detect COVID-19 RNA. On this web page we summarise all the KWR-publications and media coverage on the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Scientific publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 feb &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/67952237\/\">Bezem J. Interview G.J. Medema &#8211; Rioolwatermeting corona van &#8216;vroeg signaal&#8217; naar &#8216;meeloopindicator&#8217;. WaterForum-Online<\/a>. 2022 1 februari<\/li>\n<li>1 nov &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/67206706\/\">Interview F.M. B\u00e9en en G.J. Medema &#8211; Rioolwater als ideale &#8216;verklikker&#8217; voor ontwikkeling coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>29 oct &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; Rose, J.B.Medema, G.J.Naughton, C.Katsivelis, P.Allan, V. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/67171552\/\">A global repository for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater data.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>23 sept &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; Ahmed, W.Simpson, S.L.Bertsch, P.M.Bibby, K.Bivins, A.Blackall, L.L.Bofill-Mas, S.Bosch, A.Brand\u00e3og, J.et. al. &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/65842030\/\">Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>16 sept &#8211; <strong>www.waterforum.nl<\/strong> &#8211; Citaten F.M. B\u00e9en en G.J. Medema &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/63970633\/\">Primium: RIVM haalt extreem hoge piek rioolwatermeting uit Coronadashboard<\/a>. Sept 2021<\/li>\n<li>16 sept &#8211; <strong>www.thesourcemagazine.org<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/65794818\/\">KWR in the news G.J. Medema &#8211; Detecting COVID-19 variants in wastewater<\/a>. August 2021. Citation: KWR in the news G.J. Medema \u2013 Detecting COVID-19 variants in wastewater \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesourcemagazine.org\">www.thesourcemagazine.org<\/a> (2021)23 August)<\/li>\n<li>20 May &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62420807\/\">Making Waves: Collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making<\/a>. May 2020. Lundy, L.Fatta-Kassinos, D.Slobodnik, J.Karaolia, P.Cirka, L.Kreuzinger, N.Castiglioni, S.Bijlsma, L.Deviller, G.et al.<\/li>\n<li>20 May &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62423617\/\">Communicating Science in a Crisis. The story of COVID-19 wastewater monitoring<\/a> \u2013 WaterCanada 21(2021)3, p.16-17. Andrews, L., Shapiro, A.<\/li>\n<li>17 May &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62406882\/\">KWR in the news G.J. Medema &#8211; The myriad ways sewage surveillance is helping fight COVID around the world<\/a>. May 2020. Kreier, F.<\/li>\n<li>17 May &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62405501\/\">Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Circulation and Diversity through Community Wastewater Sequencing, the Netherlands and Belgium<\/a>. May 2020. Izquierdo-Lara, R.Elsinga, G.S.Heijnen, L.Oude Munnink, B.B.Schapendonk, C.M.E.Nieuwenhuijse, D.Kon, M.Lu, L.Aarestrup, F.M.et al.<\/li>\n<li>17 May &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62402759\/\">Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for Wastewater Surveillance<\/a>. May 2020. Ahmed, W.Simpson, S.Bertsch, P.Bibby, K.Bivins, A.Blackall, L.Bofill-Mas, S.Bosch, A.Brandao, J.et al.<\/li>\n<li>11 May &#8211; <strong>www.kwrwater.n<\/strong>l &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62398588\/\">From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data<\/a>. May 2020. Anthes, E.<\/li>\n<li>11 May- <strong>www.kwrwater.nl<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62397332\/\">Droplet Digital RT-PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in wastewater<\/a>. May 2020. Heijnen, L.Elsinga, G.S.Graaf, M. deMolenkamp, R.Koopmans, M.P.G.Medema, G.J.<\/li>\n<li>6 May &#8211; <strong>Publications Office of the European Union<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62330674\/\">SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance employing Sewage &#8211; Towards a Sentinel System<\/a>. May 2020. GAWLIK Bernd;\u00a0TAVAZZI Simona;\u00a0MARIANI Giulio;\u00a0SKEJO Helle;\u00a0SPONAR Michel;\u00a0HIGGINS Trudy;\u00a0MEDEMA Gertjan;\u00a0WINTGENS Thomas<\/li>\n<li>1 Mrch &#8211; <strong>wwwsmartwatermagazinecom<\/strong>. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62028756\/\">The pandemic has boosted the use of wastewater as a mirror of society<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 2021 25 February. Novo C. Interview G.J. Medema &#8211; Dr Medema (KWR)<\/li>\n<li>1 Mrch &#8211; <strong>Smart Water Magazine<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/62011675\/\">SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in wastewater, a year of testing<\/a>.\u00a0 2021:50-7. Novo P\u00e9rez C. Interview G.J. Medema<\/li>\n<li>28 Jan &#8211; <strong>KWR onderzoek in het nieuws<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61892740\/\">Signaalfunctie coronatest rioolwater leidt tot groot bevolkingsonderzoek in Rotterdam<\/a>. 2021 26 januari.<\/li>\n<li>26 Jan &#8211; <strong>KWR in het nieuws<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61885860\/\">\u00a0Onderzoekers speuren nu ook in rioolwater naar Britse en andere varianten (en wel hierom)<\/a>. wwwadnl. 2021 25 januari &#8211; de Koning A., G.J. Medema.<\/li>\n<li>21 Jan &#8211; <strong>KWR project in het nieuws &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61834102\/\">Nederland helpt Peru bij afvalwateronderzoek<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nos.nl\">www.nos.nl<\/a>. 2021 15 januari<\/li>\n<li>14 Jan &#8211; <strong>Water Research Foundation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61816845\/\">Wastewater Surveillance of the COVID-19 Genetic Signal in Sewersheds: Recommendations from Global Experts.<\/a> 2020. Gerba C, Pletl J, Gerrity D, Fulmer A, Et.al.<\/li>\n<li>7 Jan &#8211; <strong>Environmental Science &amp; Technology:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61800089\/\">Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19<\/a>. 2020;54(13):7754-7. Bivens A, North D, Ahmad A, Ahmed W, Alm E, B\u00e9en FM, Bhattacharya P, Bijlsma L, Boehm A, Brown J, Buttiglieri G, Calabr\u00f3 V, Carducci A, Castiglioni S, Cetecioglu Z, Charkraborty S, Costa F, de los Reyes III F, Delgado Vela J, Farkas K, Fernandez Cassi X, Gerba C, Gerrity D, Girones R, Gonzalez R, Haramoto E, Harris A, Holden P, Islam MT, Jones D, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Kitajima M, Kotlarz N, Kumar M, Kuroda K, La Rosa G, Malpei F, Matus M, McLellan S, Medema GJ, Meschke JS, Mueller JN, N.D. R, Noble R, van Nuijs A, Peccia J, Perkins A, Pickering A, Rose J, S\u00e1nchez G, Smith A, Stadler L, Stauber C, Thomas K, van der Voorn T, Wigginton K, Zhu K, Bibby K.<\/li>\n<li>5 Jan &#8211; <strong>Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.kwrwater.nl\/publication\/61513460\/\">Reflection on health-environment research in the light of emerging infectious diseases: modelling water quality and health.<\/a>\u00a0 46(2020)October, p.8-10. Hofstra N, Medema GJ, Vermeulen LC.<\/li>\n<li>1 Oct &#8211; <strong>Science Direct<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2468584420300635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Implementation of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus to support public health decisions: opportunities and challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li>5 Aug <strong>WHO<\/strong> &#8211; KWR publication mentioned in <a href=\"http:\/\/api.kwrwater.nl\/\/uploads\/2020\/08\/KWR-publication-mentioned-in-WHO-Scientific-brief-Status-of-environmental-surveillance-for-SARS-CoV-2-virus-WHO-Scientific-brief-(2020)5-August.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO Scientific brief &#8211; Status of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 May &#8211; <strong>Environmental Science &amp; technology<\/strong>: In the current COVID-19 pandemic, a significant proportion of cases shed SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) with their faeces. To determine if SARS-CoV-2 RNA was present in sewage during the emergence of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, sewage samples of six cities and the airport were tested using four qRT-PCR assays, three targeting the nucleocapsid gene (N1-3) and one the envelope gene (E). <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.0c00357\">Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 RNA in sewage and correlation with reported COVID-19 prevalence in the early stage of the epidemic in the Netherlands.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3 April &#8211; <strong>Nature<\/strong>: Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00973-x\">How sewage could reveal true scale of coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/li>\n<li>30 March &#8211; <strong>MedRXiv<\/strong> preprint: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2020.03.29.20045880v1\">Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 in sewage<\/a> (<span class=\"highwire-citation-author first hw-author-orcid-logo-wrapper has-tooltip hasTooltip author-popup-hover\" data-delta=\"0\" data-hasqtip=\"1\" aria-describedby=\"qtip-1\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Gertjan<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"nlm-surname\">Medema<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"highwire-citation-author has-tooltip hasTooltip\" data-delta=\"1\" data-hasqtip=\"0\" aria-describedby=\"qtip-0\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Leo<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"nlm-surname\">Heijnen<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"highwire-citation-author has-tooltip hasTooltip\" data-delta=\"2\" data-hasqtip=\"2\" aria-describedby=\"qtip-2\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Goffe<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"nlm-surname\">Elsinga<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"highwire-citation-author has-tooltip hasTooltip\" data-delta=\"3\" data-hasqtip=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"qtip-3\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Ronald<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"nlm-surname\">Italiaander<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"highwire-citation-author has-tooltip hasTooltip\" data-delta=\"4\" data-hasqtip=\"4\"><span class=\"nlm-given-names\">Anke<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"nlm-surname\">Brouwer<\/span><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sewage water as an early warning system<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>18 december <strong>Report <\/strong>(Italian): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/160634710642350\/posts\/3692466490792470\/?sfnsn=scwspwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scovare il virus monitorando le acque reflue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>30 October <strong>Waterforum <\/strong>(Dutch): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterforum.net\/aantal-gemeten-coronadeeltjes-in-rioolwater-hoger-dan-in-april\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aantal gemeten coronadeeltjes in rioolwater hoger dan in april<\/a><\/li>\n<li>29 October <strong>NRC <\/strong>(Dutch)<strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2020\/10\/29\/het-coronavirus-in-het-riool-is-nog-lastig-te-begrijpen-a4018003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Het coronavirus in het riool is nog lastig te begrijpen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 July &#8211; <strong>Delta &#8211; Journalistic platform TU Delft:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.tudelft.nl\/article\/how-netherlands-preparing-second-corona-wave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How the Netherlands is preparing for a second corona wave\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>6 July &#8211; <strong>AP News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/334c8b4fcb5df44b25a058c724226d74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waste-watching: Sewage can help track pandemic virus trends<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3 July &#8211; <strong>Volkskrant: <\/strong>(Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/wetenschap\/rioolwater-als-coronadetector-het-geeft-een-vroege-waarschuwing~bded6a04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rioolwater als coronadetector: \u2018Het geeft een vroege waarschuwing\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 July &#8211; <strong>NRC: <\/strong>(Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2020\/07\/01\/in-het-riool-was-de-corona-epidemie-al-zichtbaar-a4004675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In het riool was de corona-epidemie al zichtbaar<\/a><\/li>\n<li>18 June &#8211; <strong>Kennislink: <\/strong>(Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nemokennislink.nl\/publicaties\/aantal-coronabesmettingen-in-amsterdam-loopt-op-meldt-het-riool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aantal coronabesmettingen in Amsterdam loopt op, meldt het riool<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 June &#8211; <strong>NY Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/06\/10\/magazine\/covid-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How data became one of the most powerful tools to fight an epidemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 June &#8211; <strong>The Water Scientist<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-647738337\/how-is-the-recent-corona-research-preparing-us-for-current-and-future-pandemics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How is the recent corona research preparing us for current and future pandemics<\/a> \u2013 Studio KWR Podcast (2020)EP01<\/li>\n<li>29 May &#8211; <strong>website NOS<\/strong>: (Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/nos.nl\/artikel\/2335574-corona-uitbraak-snel-te-zien-in-rioolwater-goede-spiegel-van-de-samenleving.html\">Corona-uitbraak snel te zien in rioolwater, &#8216;goede spiegel van de samenleving&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>28 May &#8211; <strong>Kennislink: <\/strong> (Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nemokennislink.nl\/publicaties\/rioolwater-als-waarschuwingssysteem-voor-coronabesmettingen\/\">Sewege as an detection system for corona infections<\/a>, a promising detection method, but not in use yet.<\/li>\n<li>22 May &#8211; <strong>Financial Times<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;The UK is preparing to launch a national research programme to detect coronavirus in sewage in a bid to create an early warning system for future waves of Covid-19. The new government initiative is part of an international surge of scientific interest in using wastewater tests as an additional tool to track coronavirus. The UK system is being put together by the government in consultation with universities, water companies and public research bodies, according to three people involved in the discussions<\/em>&#8220;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/e6ad8aa0-47ad-4ac1-b7f5-3375ab7d7ea6\">UK plans to track spread of coronavirus in sewage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 May &#8211; <strong>New York Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/01\/science\/coronavirus-sewage-monitoring-lockdown.html?referringSource=articleShare\">Is It Safe to Come Out of Lockdown? Check the Sewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>29 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Los Angeles Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2020-04-29\/coronavirus-sewage-testing\">Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 april &#8211; <strong>The World<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2020-04-20\/sewage-surveillance-may-be-early-warning-tool-fight-against-covid-19-says-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cSewage surveillance\u201d may be early warning tool in fight against COVID-19, says one study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Good news<\/strong>: (Greece) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news247.gr\/good-news\/enas-tropos-anichneysis-toy-koronoioy-kalyteros-ki-apo-ta-test.7617400.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0388\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03ca\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9\u2019 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4<\/a> (One way to detect the corona is better than testing)<\/li>\n<li>15 April &#8211; <strong>Financieel Dagblad<\/strong> (Dutch): Het coronavirus is aangetroffen in het riool. Daardoor is op grote schaal testen ook mogelijk om de verspreiding van het virus beter in kaart te brengen. Wateronderzoeksinstituut KWR kan met de metingen vaststellen hoeveel besmettingen er in een gebied zijn. <a href=\"https:\/\/fd.nl\/ondernemen\/1340927\/het-riool-geeft-eerder-een-signaal-dan-dat-coronapatienten-zich-melden\">&#8216;Het riool geeft eerder een signaal dan dat coronapati\u00ebnten zich melden&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>15 April: <strong>GWF Wasser<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwf-wasser.de\/aktuell\/15-04-2020-ist-die-coronaausbreitung-anhand-von-abwasserproben-nachvollziehen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ist die Coronaausbreitung anhand von Abwasserproben nachvollziehbar?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>9 April &#8211; <strong>Bloomberg Quick Take<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kBkxU6qn9zs&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Can Sewage be a Virus Early Warning System?<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li>9 April &#8211; <strong>Water &amp; Wastes Digest<\/strong>: <em>\u201cThe detection of the virus in sewage, even when the COVID-19 prevalence is low, indicates that sewage surveillance could be a sensitive tool to monitor the circulation of the virus in the population.\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwdmag.com\/coronavirus-covid-19\/dutch-scientists-find-coronavirus-citys-wastewater\">Dutch scientists find coronavirus in city&#8217;s wastewater<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 April: <strong>Spiegel Wissenschaft<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/mensch\/coronavirus-abwasseranalysen-sollen-ausmass-der-durchseuchung-zeigen-a-5127f60c-9062-4b48-9ff5-1a440bda1281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus im Abwasser Das Kl\u00e4rwerk als Messwerkzeug<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 April &#8211; <strong>Technisch weekblad<\/strong>: (Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technischweekblad.nl\/nieuws\/coronavirus-aangetroffen-in-rioolwater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus aangetroffen in rioolwater. Mogelijk methode om nieuwe uitbraken te voorspellen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>6 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Medium OneZero<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/onezero.medium.com\/the-key-to-tracking-coronavirus-could-be-your-poo-3effea337862\">The Key to Tracking Coronavirus Could Be Your Poo: Sewage surveillance could help scientists predict new outbreaks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Daily Mail<\/strong>: The Dutch scientists say the discovery of the virus in sewage means it could be used to provide an early warning system for the possible re-emergence of COVID-19 in a city that has re-opened after lockdown. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8179725\/Coronavirus-pathogens-SEWAGE-wastewater-help-track-virus.html\">Coronavirus pathogens in SEWAGE and wastewater could help track the spread of the disease and act as an early warning system for future outbreaks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Nature World News<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;It is important to collect information about the occurrence and fate of this new virus in sewage to understand if there is no risk to sewage workers, but also to determine if sewage surveillance could be used to monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in our communities.&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureworldnews.com\/articles\/43586\/20200401\/sewage-surveillance-coronavirus.htm\">Sewage Surveillance as Early Warning Signal for Novel Coronavirus Discovered<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 April &#8211; <strong>TaiPei Times<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2020\/04\/01\/2003733792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virus Outbreak: Virus in sewage foretold outbreak in Dutch city<\/a><\/li>\n<li>31 March &#8211; <strong>Deutsche Welle<\/strong> (DW): Scientists say they found the virus, that causes COVID-19, in a Dutch city&#8217;s wastewater before the first confirmed case in the city. They hope that sewage surveillance may be an early indicator of COVID-19&#8217;s presence. <em>&#8220;In a city with 100.000 citizens, not everybody is tested,&#8221; researchers told DW. &#8220;Sewage water is a quicker route to &#8216;see&#8217; the virus in the population.&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/coronavirus-in-sewage-foreshadowed-outbreak-in-dutch-city\/a-52972980\">Coronavirus in sewage foreshadowed outbreak in Dutch city<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>COVID-19 in sewage water<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30 May &#8211; <strong>NRC Handelsblad<\/strong>: (Dutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2020\/05\/29\/de-coronapandemie-laat-zijn-sporen-na-in-het-riool-a4001262\">De coronapandemie laat zijn sporen na in het riool<\/a><\/li>\n<li>4 May &#8211; <strong>Carte Blanche<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/m-net.dstv.com\/show\/carte-blanche\/videos\/covid-19-in-wastewater-early-warning-of-infection\/video\">COVID-19 in Wastewater \u2013 Early Warning of Infection?<\/a> (video with Frederic B\u00e9en)<\/li>\n<li>29 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Hackathon EUvsVirus<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I6RC6OrlT40&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Hackathon team Sewers4Covid<\/a> (video)<\/li>\n<li>20 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>The World<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;We think that the effectivity of the virus may not be that high and that the virus is not very robust \u2014 so that in the sewer system, which is a hostile environment for this virus, that it will rapidly be inactivated if it&#8217;s infectious, still, after being shed.&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2020-04-20\/sewage-surveillance-may-be-early-warning-tool-fight-against-covid-19-says-one\">\u2018Sewage surveillance\u2019 may be early warning tool in fight against COVID-19, says one study<\/a> (including audio)<\/li>\n<li>19 April &#8211; <strong>HealthWire<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/healthwire.co\/can-human-poop-help-track-the-spread-of-covid-19\/\">Can Human Poop Help Track The Spread Of COVID-19?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>19 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>PompNL<\/strong> (Dutch): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pompnl.nl\/nieuws\/zit-corona-in-ons-afval-drinkwater\/\">Zit Corona in ons afval\/drinkwater?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>17 March &#8211; <strong>AquaTech<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquatechtrade.com\/news\/water-treatment\/coronavirus-and-water-wastewater-global-advice\/\">Coronavirus and water\/wastewater: a round-up of global advice<\/a> (including <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aquatech-news\/coronavirus-water-wastewater\">audio<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>16 April &#8211; <strong>Heidi News<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heidi.news\/sciences\/comment-des-scientifiques-traquent-le-covid-19-dans-les-egouts-en-suisse-et-ailleurs\">Comment des scientifiques traquent Covid-19 dans les \u00e9gouts, en Suisse et ailleurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>15 April &#8211; <strong>Mongabay India<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/india.mongabay.com\/2020\/04\/tracking-sewage-to-surveil-covid-19\/\">Tracking sewage to surveil COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>15 April &#8211; <strong>Gwf-wasser: <\/strong>(German) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwf-wasser.de\/aktuell\/15-04-2020-ist-die-coronaausbreitung-anhand-von-abwasserproben-nachvollziehen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ist die Coronaausbreitung anhand von Abwasserproben nachvollziehbar?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>13 April &#8211; <strong>Alarabija<\/strong>: sewage reveals many of Corona&#8217;s secrets \u2013\u00a0 uit het Abrabisch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/ar\/last-page\/2020\/04\/13\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0631-\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0647-\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0631\u0641-\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a-\u062a\u0643\u0634\u0641-\u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631-\u0645\u0646-\u0623\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0631-\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a \u0648\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0631\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a \u062a\u0643\u0634\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627-<\/a><\/li>\n<li>12 April &#8211; <strong>The Times<\/strong>: Scientists who analysed waste water in Dutch cities believe levels of the virus found in sewage can enable epidemiologists to detect how many people have been infected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/scientists-in-holland-fight-dirty-to-track-coronavirus-through-sewage-0z2bmxgbl\">Scientists in Holland fight dirty to track coronavirus through sewage<\/a> (subscription)<\/li>\n<li>12 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>H2O Actueel<\/strong> (in Dutch): Ook drinkwater dat bereid is uit oppervlaktewater is veilig. <em>\u201cDrinkwaterbedrijven die drinkwater uit oppervlaktewater bereiden, hebben allemaal meervoudige desinfectiebarri\u00e8res gericht op het verwijderen van bacteri\u00ebn, virussen en protozo\u00ebn, die ook geborgd zijn door de Analyse Microbiologische Veiligheid Drinkwater.\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/api.kwrwater.nl\/\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Westenbrink-KWR-in-het-nieuws-G.J.-Medema-Rondrazend-virus-gedijt-niet-in-water-KWR-werkt-aan-rioolwaterscreening-H2O-Online-(2020)12-april.pdf\">Rondrazend virus gedijt niet in water, KWR werkt aan rioolwaterscreening<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 April &#8211; <strong>Aquarama <\/strong>(in Dutch): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquarama.be\/nl\/nieuws\/item\/468\/waarom-er-geen-covid-19nin-ons-drinkwater-zit\">Waarom er geen covid-19 in ons drinkwater zit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>9 april &#8211; <strong>\u00c4rzteZeitung<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerztezeitung.de\/Panorama\/Coronavirus-taucht-im-Abwasser-auf-408488.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus taucht im Abwasser auf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>9 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Bloomberg<\/strong>: Scientists are desperate for a way to detect the novel coronavirus in communities as early as possible. So far, those efforts have focused on widespread testing of people. But a group of Dutch researchers may have discovered a way to tell where the virus is spreading, right beneath their feet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/audio\/2020-04-09\/hunting-for-the-virus-in-sewage-podcast\">Hunting For the Virus in Sewage<\/a> (audio \/ podcast)<\/li>\n<li>8 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Vice<\/strong>: Looking for the new coronavirus in wastewater could give us a heads up about where the outbreak is spreading\u2014and when it has started to dissipate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/m7qygn\/your-poop-might-be-key-for-predicting-the-end-of-the-pandemic\">Your Poop Might Be Key For Predicting the End of the Pandemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 April &#8211; <strong>The Sacramento Bee<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/coronavirus\/article241825726.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientists are studying sewer water \u2014 to find out how many people have coronavirus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>7 April &#8211; <strong>StatNews<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2020\/04\/07\/new-research-wastewater-community-spread-covid-19\/\">New research examines wastewater to detect community spread of Covid-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 April &#8211; <strong>De Volkskrant<\/strong> (Dutch): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/nieuws-achtergrond\/nog-voor-artsen-het-doorhebben-vertelt-ons-rioolwater-waar-het-coronavirus-toeslaat~bddcfa73\/?utm_source=link&amp;utm_medium=app&amp;utm_campaign=shared%20content&amp;utm_content=free%20\">Nog voor artsen het doorhebben, vertelt ons rioolwater waar het coronavirus toeslaat<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Futurezone<\/strong> (German): <a href=\"https:\/\/futurezone.at\/science\/corona-frueherkennung-virus-soll-in-abwasser-nachgewiesen-werden\/400800863\">Corona-Fr\u00fcherkennung: Virus soll in Abwasser nachgewiesen werden<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 April &#8211; <strong>Taipei Times<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2020\/04\/01\/2003733792\">Virus Outbreak: Virus in sewage foretold outbreak in Dutch city<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 April &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Mitteldeutsche Zeitung<\/strong> (German): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mz-web.de\/panorama\/corona-viren-im-abwasser-gefunden-warum-das-fuer-wissenschaftler-ein-gluecksfall-ist-36494210\">Corona-Viren im Abwasser gefunden: Warum das f\u00fcr Wissenschaftler ein Gl\u00fccksfall ist<\/a> (subscription)<\/li>\n<li>1 April &#8211; <strong>Watershare<\/strong>: Rosina Girones, Research Group Leader at the University of Barcelona, and Prof. Gertjan Medema, Principle Microbiologist at KWR, shared their key insights on the virus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watershare.eu\/watershare-news\/summary-of-the-watershare-webinar-on-covid-19-in-the-water-sector\/?utm_medium=email\">Summary of the Watershare Webinar on COVID-19 in the water sector<\/a> (view the <a href=\"https:\/\/kwr.webinargeek.com\/watch\/replay\/480694\/8a4f1c3ac47248653cfd5a4f4d83bf99\/\">webinar<\/a> from 30 March)<\/li>\n<li>31 March &#8211; <strong>Welt Wissenschaft <\/strong>(in German): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welt.de\/wissenschaft\/article206912489\/Forscher-finden-Coronavirus-im-Abwasser-und-wittern-eine-Chance.html\">Forscher finden Coronaviren im Abwasser \u2013 und wittern eine Chance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>31 March &#8211; <strong>Bloomberg World<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-31\/coronavirus-in-sewage-portended-covid-19-outbreak-in-dutch-city\">Dutch Scientists Find a Novel Coronavirus Early-Warning Signal<\/a> (including audio)<\/li>\n<li>31 March &#8211; <strong>The Week<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/news\/sci-tech\/2020\/03\/31\/dutch-scientists-find-coronavirus-in-wastewater-increases-scope-of-sewage-surveillance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dutch scientists find coronavirus in wastewater; increases scope of sewage surveillance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>30 March &#8211;\u00a0<strong>The Week<\/strong> (India): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/news\/sci-tech\/2020\/03\/31\/dutch-scientists-find-coronavirus-in-wastewater-increases-scope-of-sewage-surveillance.html\">Dutch scientists find coronavirus in wastewater; increases scope of sewage surveillance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>28 March &#8211; <strong>Nu.nl<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/manage\/405878955\/general\">What we learn about the Corona virus through waste water research<\/a>\u00a0(animation in Dutch, source <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nu.nl\">www.nu.nl<\/a>, with English subtitles)<\/li>\n<li>17 March &#8211; <strong>Aquatechtrade:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquatechtrade.com\/news\/water-treatment\/coronavirus-and-water-wastewater-global-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus and water\/wastewater: a round-up of global advice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Podcast<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/824484997&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; 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