Abstract
Enteroviruses survived for up to 38 days without diminishing in numbers in extended-aeration sludges maintained at 5 degrees C. In oxidation ditch sludges similarly maintained, enteroviruses survived for up to 17 days without diminishing in numbers. The pHs of the sludges in this study were well inside the pH 6 to 8 corridor in which destruction of enteroviruses by the detergents and ammonia present in sludges reportedly does not occur. Unexplained, however, was the survival of large numbers of enteroviruses in sludges at pH 3.5, a pH at which some anionic detergents commonly present in sewage are rapidly virucidal. The long survival of enteroviruses in these sludges at 5 degrees C indicates that such sludges can probably be stored under refrigeration in the laboratory for extended periods while awaiting processing without suffering significant losses in enterovirus numbers.
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