Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is the most widely used method for the extraction, changing of
solvents, clean-up, concentration and fractionation of organic compounds from several …

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 …

The number of chemicals with potential to reach the environment is still largely unknown,
which poses great challenges for both environmental scientists and analytical chemists …

Sewage-based epidemiology was applied to examine geographic variations in
methamphetamine (METH) and ketamine (KET) use in China. Influent and effluent …

The estimation of illicit drugs use through wastewater analysis has become an important
issue in the last few years due to their large worldwide consumption, which results in …

The analysis of illicit drugs in urban wastewater is the basis of wastewater‐based
epidemiology (WBE), and has received much scientific attention because the concentrations …

Z-drugs, benzodiazepines and ketamine are classes of psychotropic drugs prescribed for
treating anxiety, sleep disorders and depression with known side effects including an …

Quantitative pharmaceutical analysis is nowadays frequently executed using mass
spectrometry. Electrospray ionization coupled to a (hybrid) triple quadrupole mass …

Wastewater can provide a wealth of epidemiologic data on common drugs consumed and
on health and nutritional problems based on the biomarkers excreted into community …

Alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine use in at-risk populations is a public health concern that
claims over 550,000 lives annually. Self-reported surveys from college students often reveal …