Comparing illicit drug use in 19 European cities through sewage analysis

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.069" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.069</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.069" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.069</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Comparing illicit drug use in 19 European cities through sewage analysis
Original language description
The analysis of sewage for urinary biomarkers of illicit drugs is a promising and complementary approach for estimating the use of these substances in the general population. For the first time, this approach was simultaneously applied in 19 European cities, making it possible to directly compare illicit drug loads in Europe over a 1-week period. An inter-laboratory comparison study was performed to evaluate the analytical performance of the participating laboratories. Raw 24-hour composite sewage samples were collected from 19 European cities during a single week in March 2011 and analyzed for the urinary biomarkers of cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and cannabis using in-house optimized and validated analytical methods. The load of each substance used in each city was back-calculated from the measured concentrations. The data show distinct temporal and spatial patterns in drug use across Europe. Cocaine use was higher in Western and Central Europe and lower in Northern
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DJ - Pollution and water control
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/ED2.1.00%2F01.0024" target="_blank" >ED2.1.00/01.0024: South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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