The presence of pharmaceuticals (PHA) and narcotics (NAR) in wastewater (WW) has
attracting growing interest due to concern for aquatic environment and the possibility to …

Background As a class of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), illicit drugs should be
taken into account in the water management because of their social and public health risks …

A comprehensive study of spatial and temporal consumption patterns of the selected illicit
drugs (heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, MDMA, methamphetamine, cannabis) and …

In this study, 24-hour composite wastewater samples were collected from a wastewater
treatment plant of New Zealand with parallel secondary treatment units. The aim was to …

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(EMCDDA) is protected by copyright. The EMCDDA accepts no responsibility or liability for …

Illicit drugs and metabolites have been recognized recently as a group of emerging
contaminants of concern, as a consequence of their high volumes of use and production …

A comprehensive study of various psychoactive substances and their metabolites was
performed in the wastewater treatment plant of the city of Zagreb (780 000 inhabitants) using …

Almost all licit and illicit drugs consumed by the society end up either unchanged or as a
mixture of metabolites in the sewage systems. The analysis of influent wastewater samples …

The consumption of illicit drugs causes indisputable societal and economic damage.
Therefore it is necessary to know their usage levels and trends for undertaking targeted …

Wastewater-based epidemiology is a well-established and complementary approach for
monitoring illicit drug use in the general population. In this study, amphetamine (AMP) …