Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal

en Systematic deep approach and the perseverance survey of COVID-19 virus on non-living surfaces and the efficacy of sanitizers in high-contact surfaces: A case study in the oil and gas capital city north shore of Persian Gulf, Iran تخصصي Special مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the significance of understanding the role of commonly contacted surfaces in the virus circulation. This study aimed to examine the contamination levels of the COVID-19 virus on repeatedly manipulated surfaces within urban areas.<br> Methods: We have conducted a study based on a systematic review and used it to choose a methodology, compare, and interpret the data. In this research, 22 samples were obtained from diverse surfaces in the environment, both before and after the implementation of sanitizer protocols.<br> Results: The results obtained from sampling and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis conducted before sanitizers revealed that out of the 22 samples, 4 cases (18.18%) tested positive. However, none of the 22 samples showed any positive cases following the sanitizer process.<br> Conclusion: By conducting a comprehensive analysis, this research contributes to the existing body of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of sanitizer measures in mitigating the spread of the virus in urban environments.</div> COVID-19, Polymerase chain reaction, COVID-19 testing, Disinfectants, Pandemics 1 9 http://ehemj.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-380&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nastaran Talepour talepour.nastaran@gmail.com 100319475328460020629 100319475328460020629 No Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Mana Ghanbari Mana.Ghanbari.95@gmail.com 100319475328460020630 0009-0005-3921-5302 No Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Niloofar Neisi neisi.n@ajums.ac.ir 100319475328460020631 100319475328460020631 No Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Yalda Hashempour hashempour_y@yahoo.com 100319475328460020632 100319475328460020632 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Amir Zahedi azahedi.89@gmail.com 100319475328460020633 100319475328460020633 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran Zeinab Ghaedrahmat z_rahmati4007@yahoo.com 100319475328460020634 100319475328460020634 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran Amir Danyaei danyaei_a@ajums.ac.ir 100319475328460020635 100319475328460020635 No Department of Medical Physics, The School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Amal Saki Malehi saki-a@ajums.ac.ir 100319475328460020636 100319475328460020636 No Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Neamatollah Jaafarzadeh n.jaafarzade@gmail.com 100319475328460020637 100319475328460020637 Yes Corresponding author: Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran