Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 countermeasures on alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: A case study in Belgium

Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 countermeasures on alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: A case study in Belgium

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a complementary approach to monitor alcohol consumption in the general population. This method measures concentrations of xenobiotic biomarkers (e.g., ethyl sulphate) in influent wastewater (IWW) and converts these to population-normalized mass loads (PNML, in...

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Main Authors: Tim Boogaerts, Xander Bertels, Bram Pussig, Maarten Quireyns, Louis Toebosch, Natan Van Wichelen, Catalina Dumitrascu, Catherina Matheï, Lies Lahousse, Bert Aertgeerts, Hans De Loof, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Alcohol
Time series
COVID-19 interventions
Temporal analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041202200486X

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