Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Estimation of Community Consumption of Drugs and Diets

Bikram Subedi is Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Murray State University.

Daniel A. Burgard is Professor and Chair of Chemistry at the University of Puget Sound.

Bommanna G. Loganathan is Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Watershed Studies Institute at Murray State University.

Preface

Methodology

Chapter 1. Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Complementary Approach to the Conventional Survey-Based Approach for the Estimation of Community Consumption of Drugs Bikram Subedi and Dan Burgard

Chapter 2. Analytical Techniques for the Identification and Quantification of Drugs and Metabolites in Wastewater Samples Nicole Centazzo and Marta Concheiro-Guisan


Chapter 3. GC-MS Methods for Monitoring Illicit Drug Biomarkers in Wastewater: A Critical Review Kevin J. Bisceglia, Gianna Kroening, and Bikram Subedi

Chapter 4. Uncertainties Associated with Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for the Estimation of Community Consumption of Drugs Bikram Subedi

Chapter 5. Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Engineering-Modeling Illicit Drug Biomarker Fate in Sewer Systems as a Means To Back-Calculate Urban Chemical Consumption Rates Benedek Gy. Plosz and Pedram Ramin

Applications

Chapter 6. Application of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology in China-From Wastewater Monitoring to Drug Control Efforts Xiqing Li, Peng Du, and Wei Zhang

Chapter 7. Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as an Input to National Statistics on Recreational Drug Use: A Canadian Pilot Study Viviane Yargeau and Tim Werschler

Chapter 8. Utilizing Wastewater-Based Epidemiology To Determine Temporal Trends in Illicit Stimulant Use in Seattle, Washington Rosie Rushing and Daniel A. Burgard

Chapter 9. Detection in Sewage and Community Consumption of Stimulant Drugs in Northeastern United States Sheree Pagsuyoin, Jiayue Luo, and Dhimiter Bello

WBE Applications beyond Drugs

Chapter 10. Assessing the Potential To Monitor Plant-Based Diet Trends in Communities Using a Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Approach Arjun K. Venkatesan, Jing Chen, Erin Driver, Adam Gushgari, and Rolf U. Halden

Editors' Biographies
Author Index
Subject Index