[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 …

A critical review of wastewater quality variation and in-sewer processes during conveyance in sewer systems

Y Gao, X Shi, X **, XC Wang, P ** - Water Research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In-sewer physio-biochemical processes cause significant variations of wastewater quality
during conveyance, which affects the influent to a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and …

Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: Current state and future perspectives

E Gracia-Lor, S Castiglioni, R Bade, F Been… - Environment …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The information obtained from the chemical analysis of specific human excretion products
(biomarkers) in urban wastewater can be used to estimate the exposure or consumption of …

Critical review on the stability of illicit drugs in sewers and wastewater samples

AK McCall, R Bade, J Kinyua, FY Lai, PK Thai… - Water research, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) applies advanced analytical methods to quantify
drug residues in wastewater with the aim to estimate illicit drug use at the population level …

Early warning of COVID-19 via wastewater-based epidemiology: potential and bottlenecks

Y Zhu, W Oishi, C Maruo, M Saito, R Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
An effective early warning tool is of great administrative and social significance to the
containment and control of an epidemic. Facing the unprecedented global public health …

Water quality modeling in sewer networks: Review and future research directions

Y Jia, F Zheng, HR Maier, A Ostfeld, E Creaco, D Savic… - Water Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Urban sewer networks (SNs) are increasingly facing water quality issues as a result of many
challenges, such as population growth, urbanization and climate change. A promising way …

Corrosion and odor management in sewer systems

G Jiang, J Sun, KR Sharma, Z Yuan - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Understanding of in-sewer processes has significantly improved in recent
years.•Tools and methods for analyzing the odor and corrosion problems are available.•Cost …

Estimating antibiotics use in major cities in China through wastewater-based epidemiology

S Han, Z Wang, H Huang, T Wang, Z Zhou, Y Bai… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Antibiotics have been widely used for disease treatment and may pose adverse effects on
human health due to increasing presence of antibiotic-resistant genes in environment …

Comprehensive evaluation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in urban sewers: degradation, intermediate products and environmental risk

B Ren, X Shi, X **, XC Wang, P ** - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) is one of the most
concern issues which affect the stability of environment. In this study, the transformation …

Impact of in-sewer transformation on 43 pharmaceuticals in a pressurized sewer under anaerobic conditions

A Jelic, S Rodriguez-Mozaz, D Barceló, O Gutierrez - Water Research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The occurrence of 43 pharmaceuticals and 2 metabolites of ibuprofen was evaluated at the
inlet and the outlet of a pressure sewer pipe in order to asses if in-sewer processes affect the …