Wastewater samples contain norovirus levels, ammonia, and orthophosphate concentrations. The data comprises 3,232 samples from 152 sewage treatment works and 220 samples from 11 sewerage network sites across England, collected between May 2021 and March 2022 for the Environmental Monitoring for Health Protection programme. It was aggregated by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.
Use Cases
- Tracking norovirus outbreaks based on wastewater surveillance data.
- Analyzing ammonia concentrations as an indicator of wastewater treatment efficacy.
- Monitoring orthophosphate levels to assess nutrient pollution in water systems.
- Comparing pathogen and chemical loads between sewage treatment works and upstream network sites.
Strengths
- Includes 3,232 samples from 152 sewage treatment works.
- Contains a supplementary set of 220 samples from 11 upstream sewerage network sites.
- Covers a defined time period from May 2021 to March 2022.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the UK sampling programme.
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Collection Method
- Samples collected and analyzed for the Environmental Monitoring for Health Protection (EMHP) programme.
- Time Range
- May 2021 to March 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:12:19.418712; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England