Estimation of illicit drugs consumption by wastewater analysis in Paris area (France)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Karolak, Sara ^a   Nefau, Thomas ^a   Bailly, Emilie ^a   Solgadi, Audrey ^b   Levi, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b IPSIT   (France)

Author keywords

Consumption; Estimation; Illicit drug; Measurement; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DRUG RESIDUE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EFFLUENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955697397     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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