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Prevalence of common enteric viruses in municipal wastewater treatment plants and their health risks arising from wastewater reuse
Enteric viruses are known to be prevalent in municipal wastewater, but information on the health risks arising from wastewater reuse is limited. This study quantified six common enteric viruses in raw wastewater and determined the effectiveness of different secondary and tertiary treatment processes at reducing their abundances in three full-scale wastewater treatment plants in China. In the raw wastewater, polyomavirus BK and norovirus GII (Nov GII) exhibited the highest abundance among the detected DNA and RNA viruses, respectively, with concentrations >5 log10 copies/L. Viruses in the raw wastewater were mainly removed by the secondary treatment processes, with log reduction values ranging from 1 to 2. The tertiary treatment processes of both chlorination and ultraviolet irradiation facilitated the additional reduction of viruses. The quantitative microbial risk assessment was applied to estimate the health risks of adenovirus (Adv) and Nov GII when reusing the treated wastewater for irrigation of public green spaces and crops. Estimated disability-adjusted life years of Adv and Nov GII for both reuses were higher than the risk threshold (10−6) required by the WHO in the actual scenarios. More effective treatment technologies should be implemented to remove viruses for safe reuse of the treated wastewater. HIGHLIGHTS Secondary and tertiary treatment processes can remove viruses from wastewater.; Health risk induced by Adv and Nov GII for the reuse of treated wastewater is higher than the required threshold.; More effective technologies should be applied to remove viruses for safe reuse of the treated wastewater.;
Prevalence of common enteric viruses in municipal wastewater treatment plants and their health risks arising from wastewater reuse
Enteric viruses are known to be prevalent in municipal wastewater, but information on the health risks arising from wastewater reuse is limited. This study quantified six common enteric viruses in raw wastewater and determined the effectiveness of different secondary and tertiary treatment processes at reducing their abundances in three full-scale wastewater treatment plants in China. In the raw wastewater, polyomavirus BK and norovirus GII (Nov GII) exhibited the highest abundance among the detected DNA and RNA viruses, respectively, with concentrations >5 log10 copies/L. Viruses in the raw wastewater were mainly removed by the secondary treatment processes, with log reduction values ranging from 1 to 2. The tertiary treatment processes of both chlorination and ultraviolet irradiation facilitated the additional reduction of viruses. The quantitative microbial risk assessment was applied to estimate the health risks of adenovirus (Adv) and Nov GII when reusing the treated wastewater for irrigation of public green spaces and crops. Estimated disability-adjusted life years of Adv and Nov GII for both reuses were higher than the risk threshold (10−6) required by the WHO in the actual scenarios. More effective treatment technologies should be implemented to remove viruses for safe reuse of the treated wastewater. HIGHLIGHTS Secondary and tertiary treatment processes can remove viruses from wastewater.; Health risk induced by Adv and Nov GII for the reuse of treated wastewater is higher than the required threshold.; More effective technologies should be applied to remove viruses for safe reuse of the treated wastewater.;
Prevalence of common enteric viruses in municipal wastewater treatment plants and their health risks arising from wastewater reuse
Peng Liu (author) / Zihan Li (author) / Zifan Che (author) / Xinran Hu (author) / Ming Ying (author) / Hongqiang Ren (author) / Xu-Xiang Zhang (author)
2021
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