Tempe Wastewater Biomarker Data for Other Viruses

Wastewater biomarker data for viruses, including H5N1, collected by the City of Tempe's BioIntel Program. The data illustrates weekly trends of virus signal in wastewater collection areas across Tempe, Arizona. It is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Tracking weekly trends of virus biomarkers based on wastewater collection area data
• Mapping geospatial virus signal distribution based on the provided collection area boundaries
• Correlating wastewater biomarker signals with other public health data for holistic assessment
• Supporting research on the relationship between wastewater measurements and community infection levels

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, ArcGIS REST API) for mapping.
• Explicitly linked to a public-facing dashboard and program site for context.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes the relationship between biomarker values and the number of infected individuals is not yet determined.

Provenance

Source

City of Tempe Wastewater BioIntel Program

Collection Method

24-hour composite wastewater samples collected from sewer lines, prepared and analyzed in a laboratory.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-21 23:56:48.218005; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wastewater collection areas in Tempe, Arizona, USA.