Infectious diseases are acknowledged as one of the most critical threats to global public
health today. Climate change, unprecedented population growth with accelerated rates of …

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 …

Illicit drug use is a global phenomenon involving millions of individuals, which results in
serious health and social costs. The chemical analysis of urban wastewater for the excretion …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can be a useful tool to face some of the existing
challenges in monitoring the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS), as it can provide …

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 …

The use of illicit drugs causes unquestionable societal and economic damage. To
implement actions aimed at combating drug abuse, it is necessary to assess illicit drug …

The quantification of illicit drug and pharmaceutical residues in sewage has been shown to
be a valuable tool that complements existing approaches in monitoring the patterns and …

The aim of this paper is to present the first study on spatial and temporal variation in the
enantiomeric profile of chiral drugs in eight European cities. Wastewater-based …