SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1988
STP26716S

Thermal Inactivation of Human Enteric Viruses in Sewage Sludge and Virus Detection by Nitrose Cellulose-Enzyme Immunoassay

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The Zimpro Thermal Sludge Treatment Process installed at the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Honolulu, HI, was evaluated for its reliability in disinfecting human enteric viruses and fecal bacteria in the treated sludge. The principle of this process involves grinding the sludge particles to a small size (< 4.8 mm) and heating the ground sludge to 193°C under 330 psi pressure for 30 min. Such thermally treated sludge yielded no human enteric viruses and little or no fecal bacteria (< 2 to 24 MPN/100 g), thus rendering the sludge safe for reuse. In corollary studies, the nitrocellulose-enzyme immunoassay was evaluated as an alternate cost-effective method to augment infectivity assays for the detection of human enteric viruses. The method was found to be rapid, highly sensitive (it can detect picogram quantities), and specific for the detection of human enteric viruses.

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Loh, PC
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Fujioka, RS
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Hirano, WM
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
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Developed by Committee: D19
Pages: 273–281
DOI: 10.1520/STP26716S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5047-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0987-2