Gambier Environmental Report

Gambier COVID Virus and Environmental Data

This site reports recent environmental data of interest to Gambier, Ohio and Kenyon College. The Village of Gambier monitors wastewater for levels of RNA from dead coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID disease.  Samples are from the Village of Gambier Wastewater Treatment Plant. From August, 2022, viral RNA N2 has been measured and reported by the Ohio Department of Health. In addition, air quality measures are reported from AirNow.gov.

For questions or weekly updates contact: slonczewski [at] kenyon.edu

For archival COVID data see: 2020 - 2023 Archival COVID data

Fall 2023



Explanation:
COVID signal is the log2 concentration of an RNA gene from SARS-CoV-2 virus, in a sample from the Village of Gambier wastewater treatment plant.

PM2.5 and PM10 are sizes of microscopic particles from smoke (and other sources) reported to AirNow.gov.

Ozone (O3) is a reactive form of oxygen caused by industrial processes and fires.
The color codes for health concerns are defined by AirNow.gov.

Sources:
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/dashboards/other-resources/wastewater
https://www.airnow.gov/