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Prevalence of norovirus and factors influencing virus concentrations during one year in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant.
Water research - 1 Mar 2009
Nordgren Johan, Matussek Andreas, Mattsson Ann, Svensson Lennart, Lindgren Per-Eric
Abstract excerpt
Norovirus (NoV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis and is often spread via wastewater contamination. Little is known about how the wastewater treatment process affects norovirus, and which factors influence virus concentrations. To investigate this, we collected wastewater samples monthly during one year at eight different key sites at the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. Virus...
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