Covid-19 in water supply
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Only if you do water changes for your tank with sewer water. ?
Fortunately, for most of us, our water supply and sewage systems are two different entities. While the treated water at waste water treatment facilities is supposed to be potable quality, it is not put back in the municipal water system. (Even if it was, it would be safe.) What I gather from the article is that with the spike, there are a lot more cases of asymptomatic COVID-19 than cases being diagnosed. Asymptomatic people can still spread the virus to weak vulnerable people who could develop severe symptoms, hence the precautions are mentioned.
Agree, they are talking about raw, or waste water.
Because drinking water is treated (purified), any virus should be neutralized by treatments such as chlorine/chloramine, ozone, and the other facets of treatment.
Hello; It is my understanding the tests for the virus can show positive from "scraps" of virus. Scraps is my term and is used only to make a point. By this I mean the bits and pieces of dead virus can show up in a test after the virus is not "viable" any longer. ( Note - there has been a debate for decades about even if a virus can be considered to be alive, dead ought to be replaced with viable I guess.)
Recall when they had us wiping down all the surfaces early on in the pandemic. Now I think it is determined such is not needed for the most part. The virus particles apparently show up in tests of surfaces after they can no longer cause an infection. I may have missed recent developments so correct me if there is new evidence, but think aerosol or airborne is considered the main way the virus is transmitted. The rules and such change often so it is hard to keep up.
I guess close intimate contact is still a way to pass it on so who you kiss still matters. Also if you sneeze on your hand and shake someone else's hand and they pick their nose soon enough, sure such transmission is still possible.
Trick is to know how long ago an infected person shed viable virus onto a surface. Since we cannot know this is is smart to keep hands away from our mucus membranes until after we wash them. So I will not be foolish about surfaces but have not been wiping down my house after a trip to the grocery store. I do not get into sewer water anyway so am not too concerned about that.
I do not like to be in a public toilet and hear a flush happen. A flushing toilet will create an aerosol of the stuff in the bowl. But at my age using public toilets is part of the deal.
Recall when they had us wiping down all the surfaces early on in the pandemic. Now I think it is determined such is not needed for the most part. The virus particles apparently show up in tests of surfaces after they can no longer cause an infection. I may have missed recent developments so correct me if there is new evidence, but think aerosol or airborne is considered the main way the virus is transmitted. The rules and such change often so it is hard to keep up.
I guess close intimate contact is still a way to pass it on so who you kiss still matters. Also if you sneeze on your hand and shake someone else's hand and they pick their nose soon enough, sure such transmission is still possible.
Trick is to know how long ago an infected person shed viable virus onto a surface. Since we cannot know this is is smart to keep hands away from our mucus membranes until after we wash them. So I will not be foolish about surfaces but have not been wiping down my house after a trip to the grocery store. I do not get into sewer water anyway so am not too concerned about that.
I do not like to be in a public toilet and hear a flush happen. A flushing toilet will create an aerosol of the stuff in the bowl. But at my age using public toilets is part of the deal.