Skip to main content
Bulletin of the World Health Organization logoLink to Bulletin of the World Health Organization
. 1979;57(1):105–108.

Recovery of viruses from field samples of raw, digested, and lagoon-dried sludges*

Syed A Sattar, J C N Westwood
PMCID: PMC2395757  PMID: 311705

Abstract

In a 22-month study, viruses were detected in 84% (62/74) of raw, 53% (19/36) of anaerobically digested, and 39% (11/28) of lagoon-dried sludge samples. Lagoon sludge contained detectable viruses (reovirus and enterovirus groups) even after 8 months of retention. Because of such prolonged virus survival in sludge, care must be taken in its disposal or utilization.

Full text

PDF

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Cliver D. O. Virus association with wastewater solids. Environ Lett. 1975;10(3):215–223. doi: 10.1080/00139307509435823. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. HOPPS H. E., BERNHEIM B. C., NISALAK A., TJIO J. H., SMADEL J. E. BIOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A CONTINUOUS KIDNEY CELL LINE DERIVED FROM THE AFRICAN GREEN MONKEY. J Immunol. 1963 Sep;91:416–424. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Sattar S. A., Westwood J. C. Comparison of four eluents in the recovery of indigenous viruses from raw sludge. Can J Microbiol. 1976 Oct;22(10):1586–1589. doi: 10.1139/m76-233. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Sattar S. A., Westwood J. C. Comparison of talc-Celite and polyelectrolyte 60 in virus recovery from sewage: development of technique and experiments with poliovirus (type 1, Sabin)-contaminated multilitre samples. Can J Microbiol. 1976 Nov;22(11):1620–1627. doi: 10.1139/m76-238. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Ward R. L., Ashley C. S. Inactivation of poliovirus in digested sludge. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 Jun;31(6):921–930. doi: 10.1128/aem.31.6.921-930.1976. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Bulletin of the World Health Organization are provided here courtesy of World Health Organization

RESOURCES