Wastewater is a complex matrix containing a wide range of chemical and biological markers
of human activity. Relating concentrations of these “waste” materials in wastewater influent …

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 …

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 …

The medical and societal consequences of the misuse of pharmaceuticals clearly justify the
need for comprehensive drug utilization research (DUR). Wastewater-based epidemiology …

Background: Wastewater testing offers a cost-effective strategy for measuring population
disease prevalence and health behaviors. For COVID-19, wastewater surveillance …

In this study, residues of the neuropsychiatric and illicit drugs including stimulants, opioids,
hallucinogens, antischizophrenics, sedatives, and antidepressants were determined in …

Conservationists increasingly use unstructured observational data, such as citizen science
records or ranger patrol observations, to guide decision making. These datasets are often …

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 …

Sewage epidemiology is a cost-effective, comprehensive, and non-invasive technique
capable of determining semi-real-time community usage of drugs utilizing the concentration …

The evolving nature of the opioid epidemic and continued increases in overdose deaths
highlight a need for fundamental change in the collection and use of surveillance data to link …