Publication 2021: Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada
Section 1: Publication
Authorship
Chik, A. H., Glier, M. B., Servos, M., Mangat, C. S., Pang, X. L., Qiu, Y., D'Aoust, P.M., Burnet, J. B., Delatolla, R., Dorner, S., Geng, Q., & CoV-2 Inter-Laboratory Consortium
Title
Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada
Year
2021
Publication Outlet
journal of environmental sciences, 107, 218-229.
DOI
Citation
Chik, A. H., Glier, M. B., Servos, M., Mangat, C. S., Pang, X. L., Qiu, Y., D'Aoust, P.M., Burnet, J. B., Delatolla, R., Dorner, S., Geng, Q., & CoV-2 Inter-Laboratory Consortium. (2021). Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada. journal of environmental sciences, 107, 218-229.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.029
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Section 2: Abstract
Abstract
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater is a promising tool for informing public health decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, approaches for its analysis by use of reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) are still far from standardized globally. To characterize inter- and intra-laboratory variability among results when using various methods deployed across Canada, aliquots from a real wastewater sample were spiked with surrogates of SARS-CoV-2 (gamma-radiation inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus strain 229E [HCoV-229E]) at low and high levels then provided “blind” to eight laboratories. Concentration estimates reported by individual laboratories were consistently within a 1.0-log10 range for aliquots of the same spiked condition. All laboratories distinguished between low- and high-spikes for both surrogates. As expected, greater variability was observed in the results amongst laboratories than within individual laboratories, but SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration estimates for each spiked condition remained mostly within 1.0-log10 ranges. The no-spike wastewater aliquots provided yielded non-detects or trace levels (<20 gene copies/mL) of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Detections appear linked to methods that included or focused on the solids fraction of the wastewater matrix and might represent in-situ SARS-CoV-2 to the wastewater sample. HCoV-229E RNA was not detected in the no-spike aliquots. Overall, all methods yielded comparable results at the conditions tested. Partitioning behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and spiked surrogates in wastewater should be considered to evaluate method effectiveness. A consistent method and laboratory to explore wastewater SARS-CoV-2 temporal trends for a given system, with appropriate quality control protocols and documented in adequate detail should succeed.
Section 4: Computed Information
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