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Measuring biomarkers in wastewater as a new source of epidemiological information: current state and future perspectives
(Elsevier, 2017-02)
The information obtained from the chemical analysis of specific human excretion products (biomarkers) in urban wastewater can be used to estimate the exposure or consumption of the population under investigation to a defined ...
Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination of synthetic cathinones and phenethylamines in influent wastewater of eight European cities
(Elsevier, 2017-02)
The popularity of new psychoactive substances (NPS) has grown in recent years, with certain NPS commonly and preferentially consumed even following the introduction of preventative legislation. With the objective to improve ...
Simultaneous determination of new psychoactive substances and illicit drugs in sewage: Potential of micro-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in wastewater-based epidemiology
(Elsevier, 2019-05-30)
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can give valuable light on the extent and actual use of new psychoactive substances (NPS). In this work, a fully validated methodology for the simultaneous determination of illicit drugs ...
Drug use by music festival attendees: A novel triangulation approach using self-reported data and test results of oral fluid and pooled urine samples
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Background: Self-reported data are commonly used when investigating illicit substance use.
However, self-reports have well-known limitations such as limited recall and socially
desirable responding. Mislabeling or ...
Monitoring a large number of pesticides and transformation products in water samples from Spain and Italy
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
Assessing the presence of pesticides in environmental waters is particularly challenging because of the huge number of substances used which may end up in the environment. Furthermore, the occurrence of pesticide transformation ...
Changes in drug use in European cities during early COVID-19 lockdowns ? A snapshot from wastewater analysis
(Elsevier, 2021-03-26)
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced countries to introduce severe restrictive measures to contain its spread. In particular, physical distancing and restriction of movement have had important consequences on human behaviour ...
Estimation of caffeine intake from analysis of caffeine metabolites in wastewater
(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 ...
Flexible high resolution-mass spectrometry approach for screening new psychoactive substances in urban wastewater
(Elsevier, 2019-11-01)
The number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) on the recreational drug market has increased rapidly in the last years, creating serious challenges for public health agencies and law enforcement authorities. Epidemiological ...
Non-target screening and human risk assessment for adult and child populations of semi-volatile organic compounds in residential indoor dust in Spain
(Elsevier, 2023-08-18)
In this work, an analytical strategy based on non-target screening of semi-volatile organic compounds and subsequent risk assessment for adult and child populations has been conducted for the first time in household indoor ...
Comparison of approaches to deal with matrix effects in LC-MS/MS based determinations of mycotoxins in food and feed
(© 2015 Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2016-03)
This study deals with one of the major concerns in mycotoxin determinations: the matrix effect related to LC-MS/ MS systems with electrospray ionization sources. To this end, in a first approach, the matrix effect has been ...