• openAccess   Analytical research of pesticide biomarkers in wastewater with application to study spatial differences in human exposure 

      Campos-Mañas, Marina Celia; Fabregat-Safont, David; Hernandez, Felix; de Rijke, Eva; de Voogt, Pim; van Wezel, Annemarie; Bijlsma, Lubertus Elsevier (2022-07-15)
      Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) relies on the assessment and interpretation of levels of biomarkers in wastewater originating from a well-defined community. It has provided unique information on spatial and temporal ...
    • openAccess   Comparison of pharmaceutical, illicit drug, alcohol, nicotine and caffeine levels in wastewater with sale, seizure and consumption data for 8 European cities 

      Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Salvatore, Stefania; GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Bade, Richard; Castiglioni, Sara; Castrignanò, Erika; Causanilles, Ana; Hernandez, Felix; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; Kinyua, Juliet; McCall, Ann-Kathrin; van Nuijs, Alexander; Ort, Christoph; Plosz, Benedek; Ramin, Pedram; Reid, Malcolm; Rousis, Nikolaos I; Ryu, Yeonsuk; de Voogt, Pim; Bramness, Jorgen; Thomas, Kevin V. BioMed Central (2016)
      Background: Monitoring the scale of pharmaceuticals, illicit and licit drugs consumption is important to assess the needs of law enforcement and public health, and provides more information about the different trends within ...
    • closedAccess   Enantiomeric profiling of quinolones and quinolones resistance gene qnrS in European wastewaters 

      Castrignano', Erika; Yang, Zhugen; Feil, Edward; Bade, Richard; Castiglioni, Sara; Causanilles, Ana; GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Hernandez, Felix; Plosz, Benedek; Ramin, Pedram; Rousis, Nikolaos I; Ryu, Yeonsuk; Thomas, Kevin; de Voogt, Pim; Zuccato, Ettore; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara Elsevier (2020)
      Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was applied for the first time in seven cities across Europe with the aim of estimating quinolones consumption via the analysis of human urinary metabolites in wastewater. This report ...
    • closedAccess   Enantiomeric profiling of chiral illicit drugs in a pan-European study 

      Castrignanò, Erika; Yang, Zhugen; Bade, Richard; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Castiglioni, Sara; Causanilles, Ana; Covaci, Adrian; GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Hernandez, Felix; Kinyua, Juliet; McCall, Ann Kathrin; van Nuijs, Alexander; Ort, Christoph; Plosz, Benedek; Ramin, Pedram; Rousis, Nikolaos I; Ryu, Yeonsuk; Thomas, Kevin V.; de Voogt, Pim; Zuccato, Ettore; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara Elsevier (2018)
      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 epidemiology (WBE) and enantioselective analysis ...
    • openAccess   Estimation of caffeine intake from analysis of caffeine metabolites in wastewater 

      GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Rousis, Nikolaos I; Zuccato, Ettore; Bade, Richard; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Castrignanò, Erika; Causanilles, Ana; Hernandez, Felix; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; Kinyua, Juliet; McCall, Ann-Kathrin; van Nuijs, Alexander; Plosz, Benedek; Ramin, Pedram; Ryu, Yeonsuk; Santos, Miguel M.; Thomas, Kevin V.; de Voogt, Pim; Yang, Zhugen; Castiglioni, Sara Elsevier (2017-12)
      Caffeine metabolites in wastewater were investigated as potential biomarkers for assessing caffeine intake in a population. The main human urinary metabolites of caffeine were measured in the urban wastewater of ten European ...
    • closedAccess   Improving wastewater-based epidemiology to estimate cannabis use: focus on the initial aspects of the analytical procedure 

      Causanilles, Ana; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Burgard, Daniel A.; Emke, Erik; González-Mariño, Iria; Krizman-Matasic, Ivona; Li, Angela; Love, Arndis S. C.; McCall, Ann Kathrin; Montes, Rosa; van Nuijs, Alexander; Ort, Christoph; Quintana, José B.; Senta, Ivan; Terzic, Senka; Hernandez, Felix; de Voogt, Pim; Bijlsma, Lubertus Elsevier (2017-10-02)
      estimating drug use by the general population, based on the quantitative analysis of specific human metabolites of illicit drugs in urban wastewater. Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug and of high interest for ...
    • openAccess   Monitoring new psychoactive substances use through wastewater analysis: current situation, challenges and limitations 

      Bijlsma, Lubertus; Celma, Alberto; Lopez, Francisco; Hernandez, Felix Elsevier (2019-06)
      New psychoactive substances (NPSs) are compounds that produce similar effects to those induced by illicit drugs (IDs), such as cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines, but are not strictly regulated by international conventions. ...
    • openAccess   Monitoring psychoactive substance use at six European festivals through wastewater and pooled urine analysis 

      Bijlsma, Lubertus; Celma, Alberto; Castiglioni, Sara; Salgueiro-González, Noelia; Bou Iserte, Lledó; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Reid, Malcolm; Dias, M.J.; Lopes, Alvaro; Matias, Joao Luis; Pastor Alcañiz, Laura; Radonic, J.; Turk Sekulic, M.; Shine, Trevor; van Nuijs, Alexander; Hernandez, Felix; Zuccato, Ettore Elsevier (2020-07-10)
      The consumption of psychoactive substances is considered a growing problem in many communities. Moreover, new psychoactive substances (NPS) designed as (legal) substitutes to traditional illicit drugs are relatively easily ...
    • openAccess   Multi-year interlaboratory exercises for the analysis of illicit drugs and metabolites in wastewater: development of a quality control system 

      van Nuijs, Alexander; Lai, Foon Yin; Been, Frederic; Andrés-Costa, Maria Jesús; Barron, León P.; Baz Lomba, Jose Antonio; Berset, Jean-Daniel; Benaglia, Lisa; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Burgard, Daniel A.; Castiglioni, Sara; Christophoridis, Christophoros; Covaci, Adrian; de Voogt, Pim; Emke, Erik; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Fick, Jerker; Hernandez, Felix; Gerber, Cobus; González-Marino, Iria; Grabic, Roman; Gunnar, Teemu; Kannan, Kurunthachalam; Karolak, Sara; Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barbara; Kokot, Zenon; Krizman-Matasic, Ivona; Li, Angela; Li, Xiqing; Love, Arndis S. C.; López de Alda, Miren; McCall, Ann Kathrin; Meyer, Markus R.; Oberacher, Herbert; O'Brien, Jake; Quintana, José B.; Reid, Malcolm; Schneider, Serge; Sadler Simoes, Susana; Thomaidis, Nikolaos; Thomas, Kevin; Yargeau, Viviane; Ort, Christoph Elsevier (2018)
      This study presents the development of a worldwide inter-laboratory testing scheme for the analysis of seven illicit drug residues in different matrices (standard solutions, tap- and wastewater). By repeating this exercise ...
    • openAccess   Perspectives and challenges associated with the determination of new psychoactive substances in urine and wastewater – A tutorial 

      Bijlsma, Lubertus; Bade, Richard; Been, Frederic; Celma, Alberto; Castiglioni, Sara Elsevier (2021-02-08)
      New psychoactive substances (NPS), often designed as (legal) substitutes to conventional illicit drugs, are constantly emerging in the drug market and being commercialized in different ways and forms. Their use continues ...
    • openAccess   Screening for new psychoactive substances in wastewater from educational institutions 

      Verovšek, Taja; Celma, Alberto; Heath, David; Heath, Ester; Hernandez, Felix; Bijlsma, Lubertus Elsevier (2023-08-31)
      Drug (ab)use among young people is a serious issue, negatively impacting their well-being and prospects. The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) further complicates the situation as they are easily accessible ...
    • openAccess   Source identification of amphetamine-like stimulants in Spanish wastewater through enantiomeric profiling 

      Estévez Danta, Andrea; Montes, Rosa; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Cela, Rafael; Celma, Alberto; González-Mariño, Iria; Miró, Manuel; Gutmann, Vanesssa; Pérez de San Román Landa, Unai; Prieto Sobrino, Ailette; Ventura, Mireia; rodil, rosario; Quintana, José Benito Elsevier (2021-10-06)
      Amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (MAMP) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) occur in wastewater not only as a result of illicit consumption, but also, in some cases, from prescription drug use or by direct drug ...
    • openAccess   The embodiment of wastewater data for the estimation of illicit drug consumption in Spain 

      Bijlsma, Lubertus; Picó, Yolanda; Andreu, Vicente; Celma, Alberto; Estévez Danta, Andrea; González-Mariño, Iria; Hernandez, Felix; López de Alda, Miren; López-García, Ester; Marcé-Recasens, Rosa Maria; Miró, Manuel; Montes, Rosa; Pérez de San Román Landa, Unai; Pitarch, Elena; Pocurull, Eva; Postigo, Cristina; Prieto Sobrino, Ailette; Rico, Andreu; Rodil, Rosario; Valcárcel, Yolanda; Ventura, Mireia; Quintana, José Benito Elsevier (2021)
      Data obtained from wastewater analysis can provide rapid and complementary insights in illicit drug consumption at community level. Within Europe, Spain is an important country of transit of both cocaine and cannabis. The ...
    • closedAccess   Wastewater-based epidemiology for tracking human exposure to mycotoxins 

      GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Zuccato, Ettore; Hernandez, Felix; Castiglioni, Sara Elsevier (2019-01-27)
      Mycotoxins are among the compounds of most concern for human health because of their common presence in food and their proven toxicity for human health. Human biomonitoring (HBM) studies, foodstuff analysis and dietary ...
    • openAccess   Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater 

      Bade, Richard; van Herwerden, Denice; Rousis, Nikolaos I; Adhikari, Sangeet; Allen, Darren; Baduel, Christine; Bijlsma, Lubertus; Boogaerts, Tim; Burgard, Dan; Chappell, Andrew; Driver, Erin M.; Fabriz Sodré, Fernando; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; GRACIA LOR, EMMA; Gracia-Marín, Elisa; Halden, Rolf; Heath, Ester; Keller, Emma; Krotulski, Alex; Lai, Foon Yin; Mueller, Jochen Elsevier (2024-03-08)
      The complexity around the dynamic markets for new psychoactive substances (NPS) forces researchers to develop and apply innovative analytical strategies to detect and identify them in influent urban wastewater. In this ...