How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted wastewater-based epidemiology?

DS Barcellos, CER Barquilha, PE Oliveira… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was one of the areas of scientific knowledge that
developed significantly with the COVID-19 pandemic, with robust worldwide application to …

[HTML][HTML] In-sewer stability assessment of 140 pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides and their metabolites: Implications for wastewater-based …

J Wen, L Duan, B Wang, Q Dong, Y Liu, C Chen… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
The monitoring of pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), pesticides, and their
metabolites through wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) provides timely information on …

Tracking methamphetamine and amphetamine consumption patterns in South Korea via enantiomeric analysis of wastewater

YA Sharfudeen, HJ Cha, JE Oh - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as an effective method for monitoring
a community's health status and lifestyle. In recent years, enantiomeric profiling has shown …

Pharmaceutical and narcotics monitoring in Brno wastewater system and estimation of seasonal effect on the abuse of illicit drugs by a wastewater-based …

MC Miino, T Macsek, T Halešová, T Chorazy… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Assessing Illicit Drug Usage and Impact through an Innovative Approach

R Yi, T Zeng, J Chen, D Liu, X Yang, M Zhao, Z Zhou - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The abuse of illicit drugs, which is usually associated with violent crimes and public health
issues, has evolved into a significant problem that the whole of society must address …

In five wastewater treatment plants in Xinjiang, China: Removal processes for illicit drugs, their occurrence in receiving river waters, and ecological risk assessment

J Zhao, J Lu, H Zhao, Y Yan, H Dong - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Residues of illicit drugs are frequently detected in wastewater, but data on their removal
efficiency by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and the ecological risks to the aquatic …

Target and Nontarget Screening to Support Capacity Scaling for Substance Use Assessment through a Statewide Wastewater Surveillance Network in New York

EJ Vogel, M Neyra, DA Larsen… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been widely implemented around the world as
a complementary tool to conventional surveillance techniques to inform and improve public …

Analysis, occurrence, and consumption of substances with abuse potential in Xinjiang, China, from 2021 to 2022

J Zhao, J Lu, H Zhao, Y Yan, H Dong, W Li - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the consumption patterns of substances with abuse potential in the
population is critical in combating drug crimes in the region. In recent years, wastewater …