Masaaki Kitajima

First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community

Warish Ahmed, Nicola Angel, Janette Edson et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Wastewater Surveillance, Virus Epidemiology, Viral Diagnostics +9

First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan

Eiji Haramoto, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 596 citations · Full text

Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater

Warish Ahmed, Paul M. Bertsch, Aaron Bivins et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 559 citations · Full text

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: A study in Louisiana, USA

Samendra P. Sherchan, Shalina Shahin, Lauren Ward et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 508 citations · Full text

Viral Diagnostics, Medicine, Virology +6

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19

Aaron Bivins, Devin North, Ahmad Arslan et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2020 · 455 citations · Full text