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cord-354051-ro3o27pv	Peccia, J.	SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics	2020-05-22		.txt	text/plain	1244	101	57	title: SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics We report a time course of SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary sewage sludge during the Spring COVID-19 outbreak in a northeastern U.S. metropolitan area. As viral shedding can occur before cases are detected, we hypothesize that the time course of SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary sewage sludge is a leading indicator of outbreak dynamics within a community served by the treatment plant. SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA concentrations were quantitatively compared with local hospital admission data and community COVID-19 compiled testing data. SARS-CoV-2 RNA sludge concentrations were quantitatively compared with data that are commonly used to track the community progression of COVID-19 including hospital admissions (Figure 2A This study uniquely utilized primary sewage sludge instead of raw wastewater for virus RNA measurements.	./cache/cord-354051-ro3o27pv.txt	./txt/cord-354051-ro3o27pv.txt