The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused confirmed infection of more than 39,000,000 people in 217 countries and territories globally and still continues to grow. As environmental professionals, understanding how SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted via water and air environment is a concern. We have to be ready for focusing our attention to the prompt diagnosis and potential infection control procedures of the virus in integrated water and air system. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art information from available sources of published papers, newsletters and large number of scientific websites aimed to provide a comprehensive profile on the transmission characteristics of the coronaviruses in water, sludge, and air environment, especially the water and wastewater treatment systems. The review also focused on proposing the possible curb strategies to monitor and eventually cut off the coronaviruses under the authors’ knowledge and understanding.

严重急性呼吸系统综合症冠状病毒 (SARS-CoV-2) 已在全球 217 个国家和地区造成超过 3900 万人的确诊感染，并且仍在继续增长。作为环境专业人士，了解 SARS-CoV-2 如何通过水和空气环境传播是一个问题。我们必须准备好将注意力集中在综合水和空气系统中病毒的及时诊断和潜在的感染控制程序上。本文回顾了来自已发表论文、新闻通讯和大量科学网站的可用来源的最新信息，旨在全面介绍冠状病毒在水、污泥和空气环境中的传播特征，尤其是水和废水处理系统。