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 …

Enantiomeric profiling of amphetamine and methamphetamine in wastewater: a 7-year study in regional and urban Queensland, Australia

J Gao, Z Xu, X Li, JW O'Brien, PN Culshaw… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Enantiomeric profiling was used in this study to investigate the consumption of amphetamine
and methamphetamine in regional and urban Southeast Queensland, Australia over a …

Tracing methamphetamine and amphetamine sources in wastewater and receiving waters via concentration and enantiomeric profiling

Z Xu, P Du, K Li, T Gao, Z Wang, X Fu, X Li - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wastewater analysis is a promising approach to monitor illicit drug abuse of a community.
However, drug use estimation via wastewater analysis may be biased by sources other than …

Estimation of community-wide drugs use via stereoselective profiling of sewage

B Kasprzyk-Hordern, DR Baker - Science of the Total Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper explores possibilities of applying enantiomeric profiling to solving problems
related to estimation of drugs usage in communities via the sewage epidemiology approach …

[HTML][HTML] Enantiomer profiling of high loads of amphetamine and MDMA in communal sewage: a Dutch perspective

E Emke, S Evans, B Kasprzyk-Hordern… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of wastewater with an aim of community-wide estimation of drug use is a
new and very promising approach. Until now it was very difficult to determine if mass loads …

[HTML][HTML] Enantiomeric profiling of amphetamines in wastewater using chiral derivatisation with gas chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric detection

T Verovšek, D Heath, E Heath - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Enantiomeric profiling can supplement wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) by providing
additional information on drug origin (licit or illicit), improving consumption estimates, ie …

[HTML][HTML] Source identification of amphetamine-like stimulants in Spanish wastewater through enantiomeric profiling

A Estévez-Danta, R Montes, L Bijlsma, R Cela… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (MAMP) and 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) occur in wastewater not only as a result of illicit …

Enantiomeric profiling of chiral illicit drugs in a pan-European study

E Castrignanò, Z Yang, R Bade, JA Baz-Lomba… - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Wastewater-based epidemiology and enantiomeric profiling for drugs of abuse in South African wastewaters

E Archer, E Castrignanò, B Kasprzyk-Hordern… - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study is aimed to introduce a wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach
for the first time on the African continent where substance abuse data is limited. The study …

Multi-residue method for enantioseparation of psychoactive substances and beta blockers by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

R Gonçalves, C Ribeiro, S Cravo, SC Cunha… - … of Chromatography B, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, consumption of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals has increased significantly. Many
of these substances are chiral and can be available as racemates or enantiomerically pure …