Analytical Profiling of Airplane Wastewater - a New Matrix for Mapping Worldwide Patterns of Drug Use and Abuse

Analytical Profiling of Airplane Wastewater - a New Matrix for Mapping Worldwide Patterns of Drug Use and Abuse

There is limited knowledge on the global prescription and consumption patterns of therapeutic (TD) and illicit drugs (ID). Pooled urine analysis and wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used for local-based drug screening. It is, however, difficult to study the global epidemiology due to dif...

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Main Authors: Mardal Marie, Aarestrup Frank Møller, Rasmussen Brian Schou, Mollerup Christian Brinch, Dalsgaard Petur Weihe, Linnet Kristian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-06-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Forensic Science
Subjects:
wastewater profiling
drug screening
lc-ms
wastewater-based epidemiology
principal component analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sjfs-2017-0003
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Summary:There is limited knowledge on the global prescription and consumption patterns of therapeutic (TD) and illicit drugs (ID). Pooled urine analysis and wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been used for local-based drug screening. It is, however, difficult to study the global epidemiology due to difficulties in obtaining samples. The aims of the study were to test the detectability of TD and ID in airplane wastewater samples categorized according to their geographical origin.
ISSN:2353-0707

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