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Compound | Country | Influent Concentration (ng·L−1) | Effluent Concentration (ng·L−1) | Reference(s) |
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Morphine | Spain | <LOQ–96.7 1 | <LOQ–81.1 1 | [19] |
Switzerland | <LOQ–1970 1 | 84.0–1270.0 | [20] | |
England | 65.6–985.5 | 13.0–266.6 | [21] | |
Spain | 90.0–275.0 | 60.0–155.0 | [22] | |
Cocaine | England | 5.10–208.90 | 0.6–70.3 | [21] |
United Kingdom | 109.0 | 65.2 | [23] | |
France | 4.80–282.0 | <LOQ–20.7 1 | [24] | |
USA | 465.0–1030.0 | <10 | [17] | |
Codeine | Netherlands | 240.0–536.0 | 173.0–245.0 | [25] |
Germany | 540.0 | 260.0 | [26] | |
Italy | 275.0–335.0 | 110.0–126.0 | [27] | |
United Kingdom | 2703.50 | 1206.20 | [23] | |
MDMA | Croatia | 12.0–160.0 | 8.80–81.0 | [28] |
Netherlands | <12.0–140.0 | 30.0–138.0 | [25] | |
Spain | 2.0–598.0 | 2.0–267.0 | [29] | |
United Kingdom | 137.90 | 155.70 | [23] | |
Methadone | Spain | 4.0–23.90 | 4.0–24.70 | [19] |
Switzerland | 42.0–202.0 | 44.0–128.0 | [20] | |
United Kingdom | 171.10 | 68.8 | [23] | |
England | 2.60–171.10 | 1.40–91.0 | [21] | |
Methamphetamine | China | 42.20–447.20 | 0.6–112.0 | [30] |
USA | 255.0–355.0 | <25.0 | [17] | |
England | 17.4–3112.5 | 4.30–145.20 | [21] | |
Spain | 212.0–1021.0 | 215.0–325.0 | [22] |
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Wright, T.; Adhikari, A. Reply to Mehrotra et al. Wastewater-Based Surveillance Does Not Belong in a Regulatory Framework Designed to Protect Waters That Receive Treated Wastewater. Comment on “Wright, T.; Adhikari, A. Utilizing a National Wastewater Monitoring Program to Address the U.S. Opioid Epidemic: A Focus on Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5282”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176637
Wright T, Adhikari A. Reply to Mehrotra et al. Wastewater-Based Surveillance Does Not Belong in a Regulatory Framework Designed to Protect Waters That Receive Treated Wastewater. Comment on “Wright, T.; Adhikari, A. Utilizing a National Wastewater Monitoring Program to Address the U.S. Opioid Epidemic: A Focus on Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5282”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(17):6637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176637
Chicago/Turabian StyleWright, Tamara, and Atin Adhikari. 2023. "Reply to Mehrotra et al. Wastewater-Based Surveillance Does Not Belong in a Regulatory Framework Designed to Protect Waters That Receive Treated Wastewater. Comment on “Wright, T.; Adhikari, A. Utilizing a National Wastewater Monitoring Program to Address the U.S. Opioid Epidemic: A Focus on Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5282”" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 17: 6637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20176637