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In this section we shall consider: how human viruses in sewage are transferred into sludge during sewage treatment; dissemination of viruses in soils upon disposal of sludge onto land; and the ability of viruses to penetrate soil and contaminate underlying ground water.
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Rao, V.C., Melnick, J.L. (1986). Human viruses in sludges, soils and ground water. In: Environmental Virology. Aspects of Microbiology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9761-2_5
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