Methamphetamine and ketamine use in major Chinese cities, a nationwide reconnaissance through sewage-based epidemiology

Water Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-84

  Du, Peng ^a   Li, Kaiyang ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Xu, Zeqiong ^a   Fu, Xiaofang ^a   Yang, Jun ^b   Zhang, Huafang ^b   Li, Xiqing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Urban Drainage Monitoring Center Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ketamine; Methamphetamine; Sewage based epidemiology; Use

Indexed keywords

AMINES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHINA; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; WASTEWATER SAMPLES;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

AMPHETAMINE; DRUG METABOLITE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NORKETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEWAGE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRUG; EFFLUENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; SEIZURES;

CHINA;

CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; SEIZURES; SEWAGE;

EID: 84937778209     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.025     Document Type: Article

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