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Not a Waste: Wastewater Surveillance to Enhance Public Health

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    • Publication Information:
      Chapman University Digital Commons
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Collection:
      Chapman University Digital Commons
    • Abstract:
      Domestic wastewater, when collected and evaluated appropriately, can provide valuable health-related information for a community. As a relatively unbiased and non-invasive approach, wastewater surveillance may complement current practices towards mitigating risks and protecting population health. Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater programs are now widely implemented to monitor viral infection trends in sewersheds and inform public health decision-making. This review summarizes recent developments in wastewater-based epidemiology for detecting and monitoring communicable infectious diseases, dissemination of antimicrobial resistance, and illicit drug consumption. Wastewater surveillance, a quickly advancing Frontier in environmental science, is becoming a new tool to enhance public health, improve disease prevention, and respond to future epidemics and pandemics.
    • File Description:
      application/pdf
    • Relation:
      https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/pharmacy_articles/984; https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1984&context=pharmacy_articles
    • Online Access:
      https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/pharmacy_articles/984
      https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1984&context=pharmacy_articles
    • Rights:
      The authors ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    • Accession Number:
      edsbas.6DC128D0