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Partitioning behaviour of viruses in wastewater

Description: Surveillance of concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 or its RNA fragments in wastewater has been an invaluable tool during the COVID-19 pandemic to support public health efforts. The dataset described here contains the data that was used to determine the partitioning behaviour of SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater. In addition, the partitioning of pepper mild mottled virus (PMMoV) and two coronavirus surrogates, human coronavirus 229 and murine hepatitis virus, were also analyzed as these viruses are commonly used for either data normalization for trend analysis or as process controls. The total copies of RNA of all aforementioned viruses were compared under different centrifugal conditions with varied force and duration to assess viral partitioning. Moreover, three different ultrafiltration devices, used to measure RNA in the aqueous phase of wastewater, were analyzed. In summary, the use of different centrifugal conditions and ultrafiltration devices can affect how the partitioning behaviour of viruses in wastewater is determined. Overall, it is important to understand the fate of viruses of public health concern in wastewater to prepare for future potential infectious diseases.

This dataset contains viral partitioning in municipal wastewater data used for the following thesis: Patrick Breadner (2023). The Apparent Partitioning Behaviour of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Municipal Wastewater. UWSpace. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/19258
The dataset is a supplement to the journal article A comparative analysis of the partitioning behaviour of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in liquid and solid fractions of wastewater https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165095
Notes: Item exited embargo and became publicly available on 2023-07-06
Authors: Breadner, Patrick R.; University of Waterloo; Water Institute; Servos Research Group; ORCID iD 0000-0001-6312-0139
Dhiyebi, Hadi A.; University of Waterloo; Water Institute; Servos Research Group; ORCID iD 0000-0002-8101-8960
Srikanthan, Nivetha; University of Waterloo; Water Institute; Servos Research Group; ORCID iD 0000-0001-7412-1313
Hayat, Samina; University of Waterloo; Water Institute; Servos Research Group
Servos, Mark R.; University of Waterloo; Water Institute; Servos Research Group; ORCID iD 0000-0002-3783-627X
Keywords: viral partitioning
SARS-CoV-2
wastewater-based surveillance
human coronavirus 229E
murine hepatitis virus
pepper mild mottled virus (PMMoV)
Field of Research: 
Biological sciences
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Microbiology
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Environmental microbiology (including air microbiology)
Publication Date: 2023-07-06
Publisher: Federated Research Data Repository / dépôt fédéré de données de recherche
Funder: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Wastewater Surveillance Initiative; TPA 2021-02-1-1564736554
Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF); Global Water Futures Program (GWF); 410295
Global Water Futures Program; Lake Futures: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Resilience of Lakes and their Watersheds; 410295
Global Water Futures Program; Next Generation Solutions to Ensure Healthy Water Resources for Future Generations; 410295
Canada Foundation for Innovation; Global Water Futures Observatories
URI: https://doi.org/10.20383/102.0747
Related Identifiers: 
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Geographic Coverage: 
Place Name
University of Waterloo
City
Waterloo
Province /
Province / Territory
Ontario
Territory
 
Country
Canada

Place Name
Clarkson WWTP
City
Mississauga
Province /
Province / Territory
Ontario
Territory
 
Country
Canada

Place Name
GE Booth WWTP
City
Mississauga
Province /
Province / Territory
Ontario
Territory
 
Country
Canada

Place Name
Kitchener WWTP
City
Kitchener
Province /
Province / Territory
Ontario
Territory
 
Country
Canada
Geographic Point: 
Latitude
43.47082229814794
Longitude
-80.54367972706852

Latitude
43.49583950295918
Longitude
-79.61976004689434

Latitude
43.57813235185477
Longitude
-79.54719431363328

Latitude
43.39954467850087
Longitude
-80.42302931991335
Appears in Collections:Water Institute

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Citation
Breadner, P., Dhiyebi, H., Srikanthan, N., Hayat, S., Servos, M. (2023). Partitioning behaviour of viruses in wastewater. Federated Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.20383/102.0747