Table 1.

Persistence of the SARS-CoV-1 virus in different water matrixes at 4 °C and 20 °C (data were adapted from Wang et al., 2005a,b).

Water samples	Detection time (day)
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	14
1. Water temperature at 4 °C
309th hospital wastewater	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.
Domestic sewage	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.
Dechlorinated tap water	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.
PBS	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.
2. Water temperature at 20 °C
309th hospital wastewater	Post.	Post.	Post.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.
Domestic sewage	Post.	Post.	Post.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.
Dechlorinated tap water	Post.	Post.	Post.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.	Neg.
PBS	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.	Post.

Note: Post. (positive for SARS-CoV) and Neg. (negative for SARS-CoV); phosphate-buffered saline (abbreviated as PBS).