Adelodun, Bashir; Ajibade, Fidelis Odedishemi; Ibrahim, Rahmat Gbemisola; Bakare, Hashim Olalekan; Choi, Kyung-Sook
The Science of the total environment
2020Nov ; 742 ( 11 ) :140680.
PMID : 32629273
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Adelodun, Bashir -
Ajibade, Fidelis Odedishemi -
Ibrahim, Rahmat Gbemisola -
Bakare, Hashim Olalekan -
Choi, Kyung-Sook -
ABSTRACT
In this communication, we proposed sustainable preventive measures that may be adopted by the low-income countries to forestall the potential outbreak and transmission of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) through wastewater. Most low-income countries have poor sanitation and wastewater management policies, which create potential risks of COVID 19 spread. Hence, the proposed measures include decentralization of wastewater treatment facilities, community-wide monitoring and testing of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples, improved sanitation, developing point-of-use devices for wastewater decontamination, and more focused policy interventions. Therefore, this paper adds useful insights into the monitoring and management of ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in low-income countries. CI - Copyright ??2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
keyword
COVID-19; Coronavirus transmission; Low-income countries; SARS-CoV-2; Wastewater reuse
MESH
Betacoronavirus, *Coronavirus Infections, Humans, *Pandemics, *Pneumonia, Viral, Waste Water
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