Communication Resources for Wastewater Monitoring

What to know

CDC offers wastewater monitoring resources, including factsheets, publications, videos, and images.

A collage of wastewater resources available

Featured content

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How Wastewater (Sewage) Monitoring Works
What we flush down the toilet holds powerful clues about our community's health.
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Wastewater Surveillance Photos on PHIL
Find wastewater monitoring photos on the CDC Public Health Image Library.

Articles and publications

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)
Real-Time Wastewater Data Guides Public Health Action
How the PHDS provides real-time wastewater data.

Fact sheets

Download and use CDC’s wastewater monitoring fact sheets.

How Wastewater Monitoring Works (PDF)
How wastewater monitoring helps detect and track health threats (also available in Spanish).
Wastewater Monitoring for Public Health (PDF)
Learn how wastewater monitoring informs public health action (also available in Spanish).

Videos

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How Wastewater (Sewage) Monitoring Works
What we flush down the toilet holds powerful clues about our community's health.
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How CDC targets pathogen genomes in wastewater to track disease trends
Wastewater monitoring helps communities detect and respond to rising infections early.
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The Value of Wastewater Surveillance
How wastewater surveillance gives early warning of COVID-19 spread.
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance and COVID-19: Wastewater Surveillance
Partners studying AR in wastewater adapted CDC efforts to assess COVID-19 threats in communities.
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CDC Operations and Facilities
B-roll videos and resources of CDC operations, facilities, labs, and applications.

Photos

Wastewater Monitoring Photos Available on PHIL
Find wastewater monitoring photos on the CDC Public Health Image Library.

Animated graphics (GIFs)

Download and use CDC’s wastewater monitoring graphics.

This animation shows a map of the United States with dots representing wastewater monitoring sites. Over time, more sites appear and expand across states, illustrating how the number of sites reporting wastewater data to CDC has grown over time.
Sites Reporting Wastewater Data to CDC (GIF)
An animated map showing an increasing number of sites reporting wastewater data to CDC over time.
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Graphic showing city sewer cross-section and text explaining wastewater surveillance can help prepare for rising COVID-19.
Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 (Graphic)
Data can help communities prepare for rising COVID-19 cases (also available in Spanish).
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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)