Sewage-based epidemiology was applied for the first time to a number of mainland Chinese
megacities. The application monitored influents to 9 sewage treatment plants (STPs) to …

Sewage epidemiology has been proven as an effective approach to estimate the use of illicit
drugs by a population. In this study, sewage analysis was applied to examine the patterns of …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was applied to estimate illicit drugs consumption at
a provincial scale in southwest China. A large-scale wastewater sampling campaign was …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been widely used as a complementary method
for estimating consumption of illicit drugs in the population. Temporal drug consumption …

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 (WBE) has been used extensively around the globe to
provide information on illicit drug consumption. In China, most WBE studies to date only …

Illicit drug use has long been a key issue of international concern, and the true situation is
unknown to the relevant authorities. To develop a profile of comprehensive consumption …

The field of drug epidemiology based upon sewer sampling has only emerged in the last 10
years and has great potential to aid in drug epidemiological studies. This rapidly expanding …

Sewage epidemiology is a cost-effective, comprehensive, and non-invasive technique
capable of determining semi-real-time community usage of drugs utilizing the concentration …

Heroin consumption in major cities across China was estimated for the first time via
wastewater-based epidemiology. Influent and effluent wastewater samples were collected …