Occurrence of illicit drugs in water and wastewater and their removal during wastewater treatment

MK Yadav, MD Short, R Aryal, C Gerber… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
This review critically evaluates the types and concentrations of key illicit drugs (cocaine,
amphetamines, cannabinoids, opioids and their metabolites) found in wastewater, surface …

Sample preparation and instrumental methods for illicit drugs in environmental and biological samples: A review

X Chen, X Wu, T Luan, R Jiang, G Ouyang - Journal of Chromatography A, 2021 - Elsevier
Detection of illicit drugs in the environmental samples has been challenged as the
consumption increases globally. Current review examines the recent developments and …

Emerging and legacy per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water, sediment, and air of the Bohai Sea and its surrounding rivers

Z Zhao, X Cheng, X Hua, B Jiang, C Tian, J Tang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) contamination in the Bohai Sea and its
surrounding rivers has attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, few …

[PDF][PDF] Ecotoxicity, occurrence, and removal of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs from aquatic systems

H Mohan, SS Rajput, EB Jadhav… - Biointerface Res Appl …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Pollutants of legal pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs are causing many adverse effects on the
environment. Pollutants are arising from waste products and from pharmaceuticals or illegal …

Origin, transport and ecological risk assessment of illicit drugs in the environment–A review

RY Krishnan, S Manikandan, R Subbaiya, M Biruntha… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Illicit drugs are a novel group of emerging pollutants. A growing global environmental load
and ecological risk is created by the ongoing release of these toxins into the environment …

Occurrence, bioaccumulation and toxicological effect of drugs of abuse in aquatic ecosystem: A review

L Chen, C Guo, Z Sun, J Xu - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Drugs of abuse are a group of emerging contaminants. As the prevalence of manufacture
and consumption, there is a growing global environmental burden and ecological risk from …

Kinetic and mechanistic investigation on the decomposition of ketamine by UV-254 nm activated persulfate

D Gu, C Guo, S Hou, J Lv, Y Zhang, Q Feng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ketamine (KET) has been increasingly used for medical purposes and abused by
individuals around the world. In this study, decomposition of KET was investigated by UV …

Drugs of abuse and their metabolites in the urban rivers of Beijing, China: occurrence, distribution, and potential environmental risk

Y Zhang, T Zhang, C Guo, J Lv, Z Hua, S Hou… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence and distribution of five drugs of abuse and their metabolites, namely,
methamphetamine (METH), amphetamine (AMP), ketamine (KET), ephedrine (EPH), and …

Assessing the trend of diabetes mellitus by analyzing metformin as a biomarker in wastewater

Y Xiao, XT Shao, DQ Tan, JH Yan, W Pei… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract According to International Diabetes Federation estimates, China has the highest
rate of diabetes in the world. To monitor the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in near …

Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate the usage of beta-agonists in 31 cities in China

Y Zhong, C Hou, X Gao, M Wang, Y Yao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The illegal use of beta-agonists could cause severe problems to human health. In this study,
the usage of beta-agonists in 31 cities across China was estimated using wastewater-based …