High throughput biomarkers analysis in wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

DATE

August 25, 2021

TIME

8:00 a.m. PDT, 11:00 a.m. EDT, 16:00 BST, 17:00 CEST

Duration: 60 Minutes

Overview

The detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in wastewater has rapidly become a significant tool to address the ongoing pandemic. Wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 is particularly useful where significant numbers of asymptomatic infections occur. A balanced nutrient ratio is essential if the microorganisms are to function at maximum efficiency. The most important of these nutrients are nitrogen and phosphorus. It is helpful to know how many people are contributing to the wastewater so that detected amounts of RNA can be compared or ‘normalized’ to faecal load. Other important environmental factors need to be considered in order to provide context and meaning to the results so that trends can be interpreted. Site profiling is also necessary in determining a baseline for biomarkers at each site. Several options exist that may allow estimation of relative human faecal load including biomarkers such as ammoniacal nitrogen, urea and creatinine.

Determining the basic chemical reference parameters such as pH, conductivity, and population biomarkers for a large number of samples on daily basis is highly challenging. Discrete analyzer consolidates these parameters and offers a high throughput solution.

In this interactive webinar, Reg Godwin, from the Environment Agency UK, will present sewage water monitoring by discrete analyzer for population biomarkers and share their early study results. Dr. Hari Narayanan will provide an overview of discrete analyzers and sewage water applications.

What you will learn:

How population biomarker analysis – ammonia and phosphorous help with water-based epidemiology (WBE)
Importance of pH, conductivity, and other potential biomarkers in sewage water analysis and how it helps with WBE
Optimized test methods for improved throughput for various water sample types
Learn how to reduce hands-on sample time with improved workflow optimization

Who Should Attend:

Any analytical labs, utilities, or community labs performing a large number of wastewater and sewage water tests
Contract testing lab managers and analytical chemists
Environmental protection agencies across the globe
Anyone interested in learning about discrete analysis

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Speakers

Reg Godwin
Technical Specialist -Inorganics,
National Monitoring, UK

Dr. Hari Narayanan
Product Marketing Manager,
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Kelly McSweeney
Contributing Editor,
C&EN Media Group

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