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 · 2K citations · Full text

Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Infectious Diseases +14

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 · 607 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16

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 · 578 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16

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 · 516 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14

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 · 471 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +8