Monitoring for viruses in wastewater and water

This chapter explains why viral monitoring of raw domestic wastewater, treated effluents, surface and drinking water is necessary; describes the methods used to concentrate small numbers of viruses from large volumes of water and wastewater; presents data for the actual numbers of viruses isolated in different geographical areas, and discusses the usefulness and limitations of immunological methods for the detection of enteric viruses that are difficult to cultivate in cell cultures.