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.
Sources
- Comunicato Stampa N°41/2023 - Il mare è malato per colpa dell’uomo, i segni dal Mediterraneo al Polo Nord - ISS (iss.it)
- https://www.aogoi.it/notiziario/ambiente-salute-iss/ (aogoi.it)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723059703 (sciencedirect.com)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37751837/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://iris.uniroma1.it/handle/11573/1690336 (iris.uniroma1.it)
- https://www.healthdesk.it/scenari/curare-oceani-curare-lumanit (healthdesk.it)
- https://prometeo.adnkronos.com/territorio/mare-conserva-inquinamento-microplastiche-antibiotico-resistenza-planetary-health/ (prometeo.adnkronos.com)