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14th December 2016
09:10pm GMT

The findings of the largest European project to date in the emerging science of wastewater analysis has studied the wastewater in over 60 European cities and towns to explore the drug-taking habits of those who live in them.
The methodology involves sampling a source of wastewater, such as a sewage influent to a wastewater treatment plant. This allows scientists to estimate the quantity of drugs consumed by a community by measuring the levels of illicit drugs and their metabolites excreted in urine.Explore more on these topics: