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FAQ

How does Waste Water testing work?

Believe it or not, we shed tiny amounts of our DNA in our waste. That DNA captures everything going on in our bodies. It can be used to estimate health, drug use, and other effects on the body.

What is the benefit of Waste Water Testing?

Waste water testing is like an early warming system for health-threats in your community, city, or cohort. In a case study, Eurofins detected SARS-CoV-2 up to 7 days before the infected persons experience symptoms and in a population. You can use this testing method to identify "breakouts" and deploy resources there quickly before it spreads further.

What is your lower limit of detection?

Eurofins Genomics can detect as low as 2 to 10 infections per 10,000 people from one sample.my orders' page.

When did waste water testing begin?

Although wastewater testing has been around for years, it became more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic due to its unique ability to monitoring the spread of the virus. In summary, your organization could test hundreds or even thousands of people from a single sample to acquire powerful, actionable data.

What is the turnaround time for receiving the results?

Turnaround time is 1-3 business days from the time in which the sample is received, depending on the number of samples. >95% of our results are delivered within 1 business day.

What are the practical applications of waste water testing?

There are many practical applications for wastewater testing. Municipalities use wastewater as an early detection method to identify hot spots for infections within a city, county, state, or institution. Companies use wastewater to test for chemical leaks, adulterants, runoff, and regulatory needs. Environmental labs use wastewater to track everything from contaminants to endangered species in the wild. The applications are endless.

Where are samples collected from?

There are many access points to collect a sample, both in urban and rural settings. Samples can be collected from any sewer line inside of a facility or from a main line outside. Additionally, any channel for water runoff, natural or man-made, are potential sources.

1. Buildings, dormitories, apartment complexes, multifamily units and more.
2. Correctional facilities.
3. Water runoff sources.
4. Sewer lines.
5. Planes

 

What is the difference between quantitative testing and traditional qualitative testing?

Traditional wastewater testing provides a positive/negative result only. It tells you if the sample contained the target, but not how much of it. Eurofins developed a quantitative method to measure the viral load of the sample, which can be measured against comparison samples to give the approximate number of infections in the group, which is an incredibly powerful metric when monitoring large groups.

What is the coverage?

It really depends on the sample quality. We do not guarantee any specific level of coverage at this timeA good sample submitted at the required concentration typically yields hundreds or thousands of raw sequencing reads. Consensus coverage depends on how many reads are full-length plasmids and how many, if any, degraded. We do not guarantee any specific level of coverage at this time.

What data files is delivered?

Multiple files are delivered with the order including a .fasta file.