Illicit drugs and the environment—a review

R Pal, M Megharaj, KP Kirkbride, R Naidu - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Illicit drugs and their metabolites are the latest group of emerging pollutants. Determination
of their concentration in environment (such as water bodies, soil, sediment, air) is an indirect …

Illicit drugs: contaminants in the environment and utility in forensic epidemiology

CG Daughton - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2011 - Springer
The spectrum of chemicals recognized as contributing to widespread contamination of the
environment was extended to pharmaceutical ingredients as early as the 1970s. The topic …

Environmental mass spectrometry: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson - Analytical Chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
This biennial Review covers developments in environmental mass spectrometry for
emerging environmental contaminants over the period of 2010À2011. Analytical Chemistry's …

Emerging contaminants in the atmosphere: Analysis, occurrence and future challenges

PJ Barroso, JL Santos, J Martín, I Aparicio… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The presence of emerging contaminants (EC) in the atmospheric environment of urban, rural
or even remote areas has become a significant issue for environmental science. This has …

Use of the PAH fingerprints for identifying pollution sources

A Cecinato, E Guerriero, C Balducci, V Muto - Urban Climate, 2014 - Elsevier
Molecular signatures are investigated since long time for source assessment; characteristic
behaviours are sought both in emission and aerosol composition. In this study, particulates …

New developments on emerging organic pollutants in the atmosphere

C Balducci, M Perilli, P Romagnoli… - Environmental Science and …, 2012 - Springer
Background The continuous progress in analytical techniques has improved the capability of
detecting chemicals and recognizing new substances and extended the list of detectable …

Ionic liquid-based solid phase microextraction necklaces for the environmental monitoring of ketamine

F Bianchi, F Bisceglie, S Dugheri, G Arcangeli… - … of Chromatography A, 2014 - Elsevier
Wearable solid phase microextraction (SPME) devices consisting in necklaces and pins
were developed for the environmental monitoring of ketamine in recreational places using …

Cocaine and other illicit drugs in airborne particulates in urban environments: a reflection of social conduct and population size

M Viana, C Postigo, X Querol, A Alastuey… - Environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Levels of cocaine and other psychoactive substances in atmospheric particulate matter (PM)
were determined in urban environments representing distinct social behaviours with regard …

Comprehensive monitoring of the occurrence of 22 drugs of abuse and transformation products in airborne particulate matter in the city of Barcelona

N Mastroianni, C Postigo, ML de Alda, M Viana… - Science of The Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years monitoring the presence of psychotropic compounds in wastewater has been
proposed as a tool to estimate community drug use. Measurement of drugs of abuse (DAs) …

Sampling and analytical methods for assessing the levels of organic pollutants in the atmosphere: PAH, phthalates and psychotropic substances: a short review

A Cecinato, C Balducci, D Mastroianni… - … Science and Pollution …, 2012 - Springer
This short review presents the procedures used to monitor PAHs, phthalates and
psychotropic substances in the air, and the results of some measurements made in Italy and …