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Spatio‐temporal assessment of illicit drug use at large scale: evidence from 7 ...
González‐Mariño, Iria; Baz‐Lomba, Jose Antonio; Alygizakis, Nikiforos A.; Andrés‐Costa, Maria Jesus; Bade, Richard; Bannwarth, Anne; Barron, Leon P.Background and aims Wastewater‐based epidemiology is an additional indicator of drug use that is gaining reliability to complement the current established panel of indicators. The aims of this study were to: (i) assess spatial and temporal trends of population‐normalized mass loads of benzoylecgonine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in raw wastewater over 7 years (2011–...
Multi-year inter-laboratory exercises for the analysis of illicit drugs and met...
van Nuijs, Alexander L.N.; Lai, Foon Yin; Been, Frederic; Andres-Costa, Maria Jesus; Barron, Leon; Baz-Lomba, Jose Antonio; Berset, Jean-DanielThis study presents the development of a worldwide inter-laboratory testing scheme for the analysis of seven illicit drug residues in different matrices (standard solutions, tap- and wastewater). By repeating this exercise for six years with participation of 37 laboratories from 25 countries, the testing scheme was substantially improved based on experiences gained across the years (e.g. matrix type, sample con...
Comparative measurement and quantitative risk assessment of alcohol consumption...
Ryu, Yeonsuk; Barceló, Damià; Barrone, Leon P.; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Castiglioni, Sara; De Voogt, Pim; Emke, Erik; Hernández, Félix; Lai, Foon YinQuantitative measurement of drug consumption biomarkers in wastewater can provide objective information on community drug use patterns and trends. This study presents the measurement of alcohol consumption in 20 cities across 11 countries through the use of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), and reports the application of these data for the risk assessment of alcohol on a population scale using the margin of ...