1st Edition

Fundamentals of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Biomonitoring of Bacteria, Protozoa, COVID-19, and Other Viruses

By Frank R. Spellman Copyright 2021
338 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

338 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

338 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

It is common practice to evaluate wastewater to understand drug consumption, from antibiotics to illegal narcotics, and even to analyze dietary habits and trends. Evaluating contaminants in wastewater enables researchers, environmental scientists, and water quality experts to gain valuable information and data. Wastewater-based epidemiology is an emerging science that has proven to be a cost- and... Read more

PART 1 Setting the Stage

Chapter 1 And What’s in the Pipes Will Tell

Chapter 2 Fundamental Epidemiology

PART 2 Statistical Methods

Chapter 3 Statistics and Biostatistics Review

Chapter 4 Basic Concepts

Chapter 5 Distribution

Chapter 6 Sampling—Measurement Variables

Chapter 7 Frequency Measures: Incidence, Prevalence,

and Mortality Rates

Chapter 8 Measures of Association and Public Health Impact

PART 3 Wastewater

Chapter 9 The Science of Wastewater

Chapter 10 Wastewater Spawned Infectious Disease

PART 4 Wastewater-Based Epidemiology

Chapter 11 Fundamentals of Biomonitoring, Monitoring, Sampling, and

Testing

Chapter 12 Wastewater Bacteria Sampling, Testing, and Analysis

Chapter 13 Wastewater Protozoa Sampling, Testing, and Analysis

Chapter 14 Wastewater Virus Sampling, Testing, and Analysis

Biography

Frank R. Spellman is a retired assistant professor of Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. and author of over 60 books. Spellman has been cited in more than 400 publications; serves as a professional expert witness; incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a private law firm; and consults on Homeland Security vulnerability assessments (VAs) for critical infrastructure including water/wastewater facilities nationwide. Dr. Spellman lectures on sewage treatment, water treatment and homeland security and health and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). He holds a BA in public Administration; BS in Business Management; MBA; Master of Science, MS, in Environmental Engineering and PhD Environmental Engineering.