Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Evaluation of risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2 in wastewater treatment plant workers
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Evaluation of risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2 in wastewater treatment plant workers
Evaluation of risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2 in wastewater treatment plant workers
Subject
risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2, wastewater treatment plant workers
Description
Introduction: This review explores the level of risk of SARS-COV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) transmission in wastewater to wastewater treatment plant workers in an occupational setting. SARS-COV-2 is present in sewage as it can be shed in the faeces of individuals with COVID-19. Multiple potential risk factors for SARS-COV-2 transmission from wastewater to sewage workers in an occupational setting have been postulated based on previous studies. These factors include wastewater aerosolization at the pumping stage, coronavirus lipid envelopes and viability in sewage depending on environmental conditions.
Materials and methods: This study reviewed literature from multiple global databases to establish the level of documented risk of transmission of SARS-COV-2 to wastewater workers in an occupational setting.
Results: No published case report of occupational transmission of
SARS-COV-2 via wastewater to wastewater treatment plant workers
was found. International studies and surveillance of SARS-COV-2 in
wastewater have found that virus quantification in wastewater is not
indicative of infectivity.
Conclusion: There is currently no epidemiological evidence published
to demonstrate a clear link between the occupational risk of SARS-
COV-2 infection and exposure to wastewater sludge or biosolids. Further research is warranted in this novel area for more direct
measurement and risk quantification of multiple aspects including
virus persistence in wastewater, level of active virus transmission by
aerosolization in wastewater facilities and occupational SARS-COV-2
case rate in wastewater treatment plant workers.
Materials and methods: This study reviewed literature from multiple global databases to establish the level of documented risk of transmission of SARS-COV-2 to wastewater workers in an occupational setting.
Results: No published case report of occupational transmission of
SARS-COV-2 via wastewater to wastewater treatment plant workers
was found. International studies and surveillance of SARS-COV-2 in
wastewater have found that virus quantification in wastewater is not
indicative of infectivity.
Conclusion: There is currently no epidemiological evidence published
to demonstrate a clear link between the occupational risk of SARS-
COV-2 infection and exposure to wastewater sludge or biosolids. Further research is warranted in this novel area for more direct
measurement and risk quantification of multiple aspects including
virus persistence in wastewater, level of active virus transmission by
aerosolization in wastewater facilities and occupational SARS-COV-2
case rate in wastewater treatment plant workers.
Creator
Syed Nasir
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
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Citation
Syed Nasir, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Evaluation of risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2 in wastewater treatment plant workers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2340.
Evaluation of risk of occupational disease biotransmission of SARS-COV2 in wastewater treatment plant workers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2340.