Tempe Wastewater Biomarker Data for Respiratory Viruses

Wastewater biomarker data for respiratory viruses collected by the City of Tempe's BioIntel Program. The dataset illustrates weekly trends of virus signals across defined collection areas, representing aggregated sewage drainage basins. Data collection is used to support research and identify overall trends of genome copies per liter of wastewater.

Use Cases

• Tracking weekly trends of respiratory virus biomarkers based on wastewater signal data
• Analyzing geographic patterns of virus activity based on defined collection areas
• Supporting research into the relationship between wastewater signals and community infection rates

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to a public-facing dashboard and program site for context
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license
• Data includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOJSON, KML)

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

City of Tempe

Collection Method

Wastewater samples collected over 24-hour periods at sampling sites, followed by laboratory analysis to detect biomarker signals.

Time Range

Weekly data collection is implied by the description.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-21 23:56:50.633901; freshness should be verified

Geography

Wastewater collection areas within Tempe, Arizona.