[joelvalleroy]

Would 1) work if the tap water has chlorine? Can a dead or inactivated virus still be tested for?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-chlorine...

"To ensure continued protection against harmful organisms, a certain amount of chlorine must remain in the water after treatment. The remaining chlorine is known as a residual chlorine. It is this tiny amount that you sometimes smell in your tap water."

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/water.html

"Can the COVID-19 virus spread through pools and hot tubs? There is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection (e.g., with chlorine and bromine) of pools and hot tubs should remove or inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19."

[adrianmonk]

Chlorination is an interesting question. On the one hand, the paper says the researchers did tests of actual sewage and found it worked in practice. On the other hand, wikipedia says (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in...) chlorine isn't generally added to the water supply in the Netherlands.

[Metacelsus]

RNA isn't very stable, so I wouldn't be hopeful