Illicit drug use derived from wastewater-based epidemiology in Iran, their removal during wastewater treatment, and occurrence in receiving waters by Anvar Asadi, Shabnam Zarei, Nebile Daglioglu, Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Neda Ravankhah

“…The removal efficiencies of drugs during wastewater treatment ranged from 3.5 % (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) to >99 % (amphetamine, methamphetamine, and codeine); however, 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine demonstrated a negative removal within WWTPs. …”
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Green analysis of illicit drugs on banknote dust by Teresa Cecchi, Arianna Giuliani, Carlo Catini

“…The linear weighted models gave limits of detections (LODs) ranging from 0.7 (3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine, MDA) to 3.9 ng/ml (Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC). …”
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