This monitoring method is still being developed. We hope wastewater monitoring will help us to detect and track the virus more effectively in the future. Read more about this research programme on the website of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM).
Early indicators- Virus particles in wastewater
Virus particles in wastewater
If you are infected with coronavirus, there are likely to be virus particles in your stool. These are flushed down the toilet and end up in wastewater. By testing samples of wastewater collected at wastewater treatment plants, we can get information about how widespread the virus is in the community.
Last values obtained on Tuesday, 21 September. Is updated on a daily basis.
Source: RIVM
Average number of virus particles per 100,000 inhabitants
113
40 less the previous value
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The calculated average is based on all the wastewater measurements collected in one week. This figure also takes account of how many inhabitants are served by a wastewater treatment plant.
Number of measurements per week
623
294 of the 315 sampling locations reported at least one measurement in the given week.
Sampling locations can report multiple measurements per week. The number of measurements used per location per week can differ because not all measurements are successful.
Average number of virus particles over time (per 100,000 inhabitants)
This graph shows the average number of virus particles per 100,000 inhabitants over time. The colour of the area provides information about the severity of the situation. If the area is light blue, the situation is less serious than if the area is darker.
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Graph sewage installation over time. Use the keyboard to navigate through the time in the graph. With the left and right arrow keys you can move backwards and forwards in time. With page-up and page-down you make bigger steps. Use the Home key and End key to go to the beginning and end of the timeline.
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Average number of virus particles per 100,000 inhabitants
This map shows the average number of virus particles per 100,000 inhabitants.
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