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title = "Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada",
author = "Chik, Alex H. S. and
Glier, Melissa B. and
Servos, Mark R. and
Mangat, Chand and
Pang, Xiaoli and
Qiu, Yuanyuan and
D{'}Aoust, Patrick M. and
Burnet, Jean-Baptiste and
Delatolla, Robert and
Dorner, Sarah and
Geng, Qiudi and
Giesy, John P. and
McKay, R. Michael L. and
Mulvey, Michael R. and
Prystajecky, Natalie and
Srikanthan, Nivetha and
Xie, Yuwei and
Conant, Bernadette and
Hrudey, Steve E.",
journal = "Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 107",
volume = "107",
year = "2021",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
url = "https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G21-41001",
doi = "10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.029",
pages = "218--229",
abstract = "Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater is a promising tool for informing public health decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, approaches for its analysis by use of reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) are still far from standardized globally. To characterize inter- and intra-laboratory variability among results when using various methods deployed across Canada, aliquots from a real wastewater sample were spiked with surrogates of SARS-CoV-2 (gamma-radiation inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus strain 229E [HCoV-229E]) at low and high levels then provided ``blind'' to eight laboratories. Concentration estimates reported by individual laboratories were consistently within a 1.0-log10 range for aliquots of the same spiked condition. All laboratories distinguished between low- and high-spikes for both surrogates. As expected, greater variability was observed in the results amongst laboratories than within individual laboratories, but SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration estimates for each spiked condition remained mostly within 1.0-log10 ranges. The no-spike wastewater aliquots provided yielded non-detects or trace levels ({\textless}20 gene copies/mL) of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Detections appear linked to methods that included or focused on the solids fraction of the wastewater matrix and might represent in-situ SARS-CoV-2 to the wastewater sample. HCoV-229E RNA was not detected in the no-spike aliquots. Overall, all methods yielded comparable results at the conditions tested. Partitioning behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and spiked surrogates in wastewater should be considered to evaluate method effectiveness. A consistent method and laboratory to explore wastewater SARS-CoV-2 temporal trends for a given system, with appropriate quality control protocols and documented in adequate detail should succeed.",
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%A Chik, Alex H. S.
%A Glier, Melissa B.
%A Servos, Mark R.
%A Mangat, Chand
%A Pang, Xiaoli
%A Qiu, Yuanyuan
%A D’Aoust, Patrick M.
%A Burnet, Jean-Baptiste
%A Delatolla, Robert
%A Dorner, Sarah
%A Geng, Qiudi
%A Giesy, John P.
%A McKay, R. Michael L.
%A Mulvey, Michael R.
%A Prystajecky, Natalie
%A Srikanthan, Nivetha
%A Xie, Yuwei
%A Conant, Bernadette
%A Hrudey, Steve E.
%J Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 107
%D 2021
%V 107
%I Elsevier BV
%F Chik-2021-Comparison
%X Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater is a promising tool for informing public health decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, approaches for its analysis by use of reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) are still far from standardized globally. To characterize inter- and intra-laboratory variability among results when using various methods deployed across Canada, aliquots from a real wastewater sample were spiked with surrogates of SARS-CoV-2 (gamma-radiation inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus strain 229E [HCoV-229E]) at low and high levels then provided “blind” to eight laboratories. Concentration estimates reported by individual laboratories were consistently within a 1.0-log10 range for aliquots of the same spiked condition. All laboratories distinguished between low- and high-spikes for both surrogates. As expected, greater variability was observed in the results amongst laboratories than within individual laboratories, but SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration estimates for each spiked condition remained mostly within 1.0-log10 ranges. The no-spike wastewater aliquots provided yielded non-detects or trace levels (\textless20 gene copies/mL) of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Detections appear linked to methods that included or focused on the solids fraction of the wastewater matrix and might represent in-situ SARS-CoV-2 to the wastewater sample. HCoV-229E RNA was not detected in the no-spike aliquots. Overall, all methods yielded comparable results at the conditions tested. Partitioning behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and spiked surrogates in wastewater should be considered to evaluate method effectiveness. A consistent method and laboratory to explore wastewater SARS-CoV-2 temporal trends for a given system, with appropriate quality control protocols and documented in adequate detail should succeed.
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%U https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G21-41001
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Markdown (Informal)
[Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada](https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G21-41001) (Chik et al., GWF 2021)
ACL
- Alex H. S. Chik, Melissa B. Glier, Mark R. Servos, Chand Mangat, Xiaoli Pang, Yuanyuan Qiu, Patrick M. D’Aoust, Jean-Baptiste Burnet, Robert Delatolla, Sarah Dorner, Qiudi Geng, John P. Giesy, R. Michael L. McKay, Michael R. Mulvey, Natalie Prystajecky, Nivetha Srikanthan, Yuwei Xie, Bernadette Conant, and Steve E. Hrudey. 2021. Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada. Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 107, 107:218–229.
