SARS-CoV-2 in soils

Avelino Núñez-Delgado

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110045

SARS-CoV-2 in soils

Environ Res. 2020 Nov:190:110045. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110045. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Author

Avelino Núñez-Delgado¹

Affiliation

¹ Dept. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Campus Univ. Lugo, University Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: avelino.nunez@usc.es.

Abstract

Some environmental aspects are being increasingly studied in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, studies focusing on wastewater could be used for early warning, based on wastewater based epidemiology precepts. However, sewage sludge has been poorly studied in this regard up to now. In addition, soils have not been considered in publications related to SARS-CoV-2. In this piece, some comments are included to suggest a discussion regarding the eventual convenience of considering future studies focusing on soils receiving the spreading of wastewater and sewage sludge, as well as on plants growing on them.

Keywords: COVID-19; Epidemic; SARS-CoV-2; Sludge; Soil; Viruses.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome*
Sewage
Soil
Soil Microbiology*
Wastewater

Substances

Sewage
Soil
Waste Water