Table 2.

Examples of disciplines and skills required for effective wastewater surveillance programs.

Disciplines	Skills
Environmental engineering	Sewer system design
	Sample collection logistics
	Fate and transport of sewer organisms
Environmental microbiology and molecular biology	Environmental sample processing methods
	Molecular detection techniques
	Sample data interpretation
Statistics and data science	Trend and correlation analyses
	Large data set management
	Predictive modeling
Public health and public policy	Epidemiological modeling
	Intervention strategies
	Policy development
Communication	Infographic design
	Science communication to public audiences
	Community and political coordination