Universalization of the access to wastewater services in Brazil and combat the pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Costa Calheiros, Herlane
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ramos Reis, Eleonára, Ferreira Faria, Isabela Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Interfaces Científicas. Saúde e Ambiente (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.set.edu.br/saude/article/view/10109

Nowadays, there is a world pandemic and, on the other hand, Brazil is facing the issue of universal basic sanitation. This article presents the influences of the emergence of pandemics in the treatment of wastewater and the universalization of sanitation. A literature review was carried out showing the main forms of virus transmission and explains the reason for the concern about the transmission of diseases through wastewater, in addition to presenting ways to mitigate the problem of fecal-oral and fecal-inhalation transmission. It also presents the consequences of contamination of wastewater by anti-viral ingested to treat diseases during pandemics. According to the results obtained, the biggest problem faced is the lack of basic sanitation in many places in Brazil. If universal sanitation already existed, the population would be more protected from the pandemic and would have a form of monitoring to help combat the virus. Therefore, it is essential that those responsible for sanitation services make the appropriate treatment of wastewater to inactivate the virus. For this to happen, the government at its different levels needs to play its role of regulating, investing and inspecting, demanding improvements.