Rapid increases in deaths attributed to opioids and synthetic opioids specifically fentanyl has caused concerns for finding impartial near real-time data on drug use across communities. Wastewater-based drug epidemiology has the ability to monitor community use of illicit drugs like methamphetamine, cocaine, as well as prescription opioids such as oxycodone. In this study, the extraction of 12 drugs, both illicit and prescription have been developed. Instrumental analyses have been developed and optimized on an LC-MS/MS (Waters Xevo G2-XS QtoF) for the target compounds in raw wastewater. These developed methods will be presented along with results from samples from several wastewater treatment plants.

Wastewater-based epidemiology methods and analysis of opioids and illicit substances

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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