Table 2.

Persistence of SARS-CoV in different waters at 4 °C^a

Water samples	Detection time (day)
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	14
309th hospital	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Domestic sewage	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dechl tap watb	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
PBS	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+

^aResults from three experiments.

^bDechlorinated tap water.