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. 1984 Oct;48(4):758–763. doi: 10.1128/aem.48.4.758-763.1984

Human pathogenic viruses at sewage sludge disposal sites in the Middle Atlantic region.

S M Goyal, W N Adams, M L O'Malley, D W Lear
PMCID: PMC241609  PMID: 6334495

Abstract

Human enteric viruses were detected in samples of water, crabs, and bottom sediments obtained from two sewage sludge disposal sites in the Atlantic Ocean. Viruses were isolated from sediments 17 months after the cessation of sludge dumping. These findings indicate that, under natural conditions, viruses can survive for a long period of time in the marine environment and that they may present potential public health problems to humans using these resources for food and recreation. The isolation of viruses in the absence of fecal indicator bacteria reinforces previous observations on the inadequacy of these bacteria for predicting the virological quality of water and shellfish.

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