Table 5 The effect of organic matter on the persistence of coronavirus in different water matrices.

From: A review of the impact of environmental factors on the fate and transport of coronaviruses in aqueous environments

Ref.

Strain of coronavirus

Water matrix

Temperature (°C)

Persistence in days

45

HCoV-229E

Unfiltered tap water

At a constant temperature of 23

12.1

Filtered tap water

10.1

Secondary effluent

2.77

Unfiltered primary effluent

3.54

Filtered primary effluent

2.35

FIPV

Unfiltered tap water

At a constant temperature of 23

12.5

Filtered tap water

10.1

Secondary effluent

2.42

Unfiltered primary effluent

2.56

Filtered primary effluent

2.4

47

MHV-A59

Raw wastewater

41

N.A.

  1. Note: 126% of the virus adsorbed onto the solid fraction of wastewater.
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