Survival and disinfection of SARS-Cov-2 in environment and contaminated surface

Al-Gheethi, Adel and Noman, Efaq and Al-Maqtari, Qais and Almoheer, Reyad and Radin Mohamed, Radin Maya Saphira and Hamdan, Rafidah (2020) Survival and disinfection of SARS-Cov-2 in environment and contaminated surface. In: Covid-19 Pandemic. Penerbit UTHM, pp. 77-88.

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Abstract

The detection of SARS-Cov-2 in the sewage and water resources has increased the awareness among the people about the possibility survival of SARS-Cov-2 in the environment and the potential to transmit into the human through food chain or water resources. Moreover, the surface contaminated by the virus need to be disinfected frequently by using an effective disinfectant, the current chapter discussed the efficiency of the most traditional treatment process of the sewage and wastewater, and their role in the elimination of the virus as well as the sterility assurance level concept. Moreover, the chemical disinfectant used currently and their temporary efficiency has been reviewed.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Disinfection; covid-19; sterility assurance level
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment > Department of Civil Engineering : Water and Environmental Engineering
Depositing User: Mrs. Siti Noraida Miskan
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2021 03:48
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2021 03:48
URI: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/2256

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