Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

August 12, 2020

First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater in North America: A Study in Louisiana, USA

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  • Scherchan et al. report on SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater samples in southern Louisiana. While viral RNA was detected in 2 out of 15 wastewater samples, viral RNA was only detected in untreated samples and was not detected in any secondary treated or final effluent samples.  

Sherchan et al. (June 2020). First Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater in North America: A Study in Louisiana, USA. The Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140621