This biennial Review covers developments in water analysis for emerging environmental
contaminants over the period of October 2015− October 2017. Analytical Chemistry's policy …

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 progress in sensitivity and resolution in mass spectrometers in recent years provides the
possibility to detect a broad range of organic compounds in a single procedure. For this …

The application of non-target analysis (NTA), a comprehensive approach to characterize
unknown chemicals, including chemicals of emerging concern has seen a steady increase …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is one of the major sources of per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFASs) to the aquatic environment. In this study, wastewater samples were …

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 …

Background Monitoring the scale of pharmaceuticals, illicit and licit drugs consumption is
important to assess the needs of law enforcement and public health, and provides more …

The proliferation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in recent years has resulted in the
development of numerous analytical methods for the detection and identification of known …

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 …