Traces of SARS-CoV-2 were detected in open-sea water samples collected at different sites during the Sea Care project.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by a peer-reviewed study (Science of the Total Environment, 2024) with detailed methodology, plus independent Italian press coverage of the ISS Sea Care forum corroborating the finding. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Sea Care project sampling and molecular detection methodology (RT-qPCR and nested PCR/sequencing) (upstreams: Sea Care project (ISS), La Rosa et al. 2024 Science of the Total Environment study) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Comunicato Stampa N°41/2023 - Il mare è malato per colpa dell’uomo, i segni dal Mediterraneo al Polo Nord - ISS (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.aogoi.it/notiziario/ambiente-salute-iss/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723059703 (corroboration)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37751837/ (corroboration)
- https://iris.uniroma1.it/handle/11573/1690336 (corroboration)
- https://www.healthdesk.it/scenari/curare-oceani-curare-lumanit (corroboration)
- https://prometeo.adnkronos.com/territorio/mare-conserva-inquinamento-microplastiche-antibiotico-resistenza-planetary-health/ (corroboration)