[HTML][HTML] Wastewater-based epidemiology for illicit drugs: A critical review on global data

M Huizer, TL Ter Laak, P de Voogt, AP van Wezel - Water Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Illicit drug use is complex, hidden and often highly stigmatized behaviour, which brings a
vast challenge for drug surveillance systems. Drug consumption can be estimated by …

Wastewater-based epidemiology: current status and future prospects

M Lorenzo, Y Picó - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been consolidated as a tool to provide real-
time information on consumption of legal and illegal drugs of abuse by the population …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of advanced oxidation processes in wastewater treatment: State of the art

LA Bermúdez, JM Pascual, MMM Martínez… - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, many scientific studies have focused their efforts on quantifying the different
types of pollutants that are not removed in wastewater treatment plants. Compounds of …

Wastewater-based epidemiology pilot study to examine drug use in the Western United States

N Bishop, T Jones-Lepp, M Margetts, J Sykes… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The extent of prescription and illicit drug abuse in geographically isolated rural and
micropolitan communities in the intermountain western United States (US) has not been well …

Investigation of temporal illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco trends in Istanbul city: Wastewater analysis of 14 treatment plants

F Asicioglu, MK Genc, TT Bulbul, M Yayla, SZ Simsek… - Water Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater-based drug monitoring is a complementary tool that has been used worldwide
in recent years, and many cities have periodically reported monitoring results. However, this …

Pharmaceuticals, drugs, and resistant microorganisms—environmental impact on population health

T Mackuľak, S Černanský, M Fehér, L Birošová… - Current Opinion in …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are indispensable for human and animal health. After use, the active
agents and their metabolites are excreted and impact the environment via different …

Consumption of common illicit drugs in twenty-one cities in southwest China through wastewater analysis

H Wang, B Xu, L Yang, T Huo, D Bai, Q An… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was applied to estimate illicit drugs consumption at
a provincial scale in southwest China. A large-scale wastewater sampling campaign was …

Wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor 68 NPS/conventional drug use in Taipei metropolitan area in Taiwan during and after COVID-19 pandemic

TT Ting, PC Chen, YC Chang, PJ Chiang, HC Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Amidst far-reaching COVID-19 effects and social constraints, this study leveraged
wastewater-based epidemiology to track 38 conventional drugs and 30 new psychoactive …

Wastewater analysis for nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids and cannabis in New York City

N Centazzo, BM Frederick, A Jacox… - Forensic Sciences …, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
According to current surveys and overdoses data, there is a drug crisis in the USA.
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an evolving discipline that analyses wastewater …

A global systematic review and meta-analysis on illicit drug consumption rate through wastewater-based epidemiology

S Zarei, Y Salimi, E Repo, N Daglioglu, Z Safaei… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020‏ - Springer
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a complementary, well-established
comprehensive, cost-effective, and rapid technique for monitoring of illicit drugs used in a …