Wastewater sampling is a non-invasive, privacy-preserving tool designed to provide earlier insight into what is circulating in a community.
Wastewater sampling looks for pathogens and other biological signals in sewage and environmental wastewater samples. By monitoring environments rather than individuals, we can take the biological pulse of an entire community in a single sample, without relying on costly individual testing.
No individual testing required, and no personal or identifiable data collected.
One sample speaks for a whole sewershed, which gives a broader, population-level view of pathogen trends than clinical reporting can reach on its own.
Supporting situational awareness without disrupting daily activities or operations.
Pathogen detection without individual testing. Only aggregated, deidentified data is collected.
Uses existing wastewater infrastructure, so it requires no capital investment or additional facility construction.
Composite wastewater samples are collected from treatment plants or targeted sewersheds. The samples are sent to our labs for sequencing, and results are shared through our dashboards.
Your starter kit arrives with all the supplies and instructions needed to collect, store and ship samples.
Collect a 150 mL pour-off from your routine composite raw influent sample.
Ship your sample to our labs using the provided supplies. We cover all shipping costs and logistics.
Using both targeted testing and metagenomic sequencing, we identify the biological signals present in the sample.
Access your results through reports and dashboards that help you understand findings, monitor trends and make informed decisions.
Lungfish uses metagenomic sequencing to identify a broad range of pathogens, so the same sample can answer questions about known threats and about ones nobody thought to look for.
Captures viral shedding from asymptomatic individuals, home-test users, and populations that do not seek or cannot access clinical care.
Complements clinical, laboratory and syndromic reporting with an early signal that helps direct outreach, provider alerts and healthcare preparedness.
Results are delivered through a private, password-protected dashboard and only published based on pre-agreed protocols.
Sampling results are made available through private reporting tools and interactive dashboards. Partners can track pathogen activity, monitor trends over time, and compare signals across locations.
The Data Hub lets partner sites view their data and manage their organizations, users and devices, including collected samples and assays.
Visit your Data Hub →Schools, healthcare facilities, businesses, municipalities, research organizations and more can join the Lungfish network by participating in our air or wastewater sampling programs.
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