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Assessing alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: Spain as a case study

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    Identifier: imarina:8263027
    Authors:
    López-García EPérez-López CPostigo CAndreu VBijlsma LGonzález-Mariño IHernández FMarcé RMMontes RPicó YPocurull ERico ARodil RRosende MValcárcel YZuloaga OQuintana JBLópez de Alda M
    Abstract:
    © 2020 Elsevier B.V. Background: In this study, an alternative and complementary method to those approaches currently used to estimate alcohol consumption by the population is described. This method, known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), allows back-calculating the alcohol consumption rate in a given population from the concentrations of a selected biomarker measured in wastewater. Methods: Composite (24-h) wastewater samples were collected at the inlet of 17 wastewater treatment plants located in 13 Spanish cities for seven consecutive days in 2018. The sampled area covered 12.8% of the Spanish population. Wastewater samples were analyzed to determine the concentration of ethyl sulfate, the biomarker used to back-calculate alcohol consumption. Results: Alcohol consumption ranged from 4.5 to 46 mL/day/inhabitant. Differences in consumption were statistically significant among the investigated cities and between weekdays and weekends. WBE-derived estimates of alcohol consumption were comparable to those reported by its corresponding region in the Spanish National Health Survey in most cases. At the national level, comparable results were obtained between the WBE-derived annual consumption rate (5.7 ± 1.2 L ethanol per capita (aged 15+)) and that reported by the National Health Survey (4.7 L ethanol per capita (aged 15+)). Conclusions: This is the largest WBE study carried out to date in Spain to estimate alcohol consumption rates. It confirms that this approach is useful for establishing spatial and temporal patterns of alcohol consumption, which could contribute to the development of health care management plans and policies. Contrary to established methods, it allows obtaining information in a fast and relatively economical way.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: López-García E; Pérez-López C; Postigo C; Andreu V; Bijlsma L; González-Mariño I; Hernández F; Marcé RM; Montes R; Picó Y; Pocurull E; Rico A; Rodil R; Rosende M; Valcárcel Y; Zuloaga O; Quintana JB; López de Alda M
    Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
    URV's Author/s: Marcé Recasens, Rosa Maria / Pocurull Aixala, Eva
    Keywords: Trends Sewage epidemiology Metabolite Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Ethyl sulfate Ethanol Drugs Drinking Consumption patterns City Cities Biomarkers Alcohol abuse Abuse
    Abstract: © 2020 Elsevier B.V. Background: In this study, an alternative and complementary method to those approaches currently used to estimate alcohol consumption by the population is described. This method, known as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), allows back-calculating the alcohol consumption rate in a given population from the concentrations of a selected biomarker measured in wastewater. Methods: Composite (24-h) wastewater samples were collected at the inlet of 17 wastewater treatment plants located in 13 Spanish cities for seven consecutive days in 2018. The sampled area covered 12.8% of the Spanish population. Wastewater samples were analyzed to determine the concentration of ethyl sulfate, the biomarker used to back-calculate alcohol consumption. Results: Alcohol consumption ranged from 4.5 to 46 mL/day/inhabitant. Differences in consumption were statistically significant among the investigated cities and between weekdays and weekends. WBE-derived estimates of alcohol consumption were comparable to those reported by its corresponding region in the Spanish National Health Survey in most cases. At the national level, comparable results were obtained between the WBE-derived annual consumption rate (5.7 ± 1.2 L ethanol per capita (aged 15+)) and that reported by the National Health Survey (4.7 L ethanol per capita (aged 15+)). Conclusions: This is the largest WBE study carried out to date in Spain to estimate alcohol consumption rates. It confirms that this approach is useful for establishing spatial and temporal patterns of alcohol consumption, which could contribute to the development of health care management plans and policies. Contrary to established methods, it allows obtaining information in a fast and relatively economical way.
    Thematic Areas: Toxicology Substance abuse Saúde coletiva Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Pharmacology (medical) Pharmacology Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar General medicine Ensino Engenharias iv Enfermagem Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciência da computação Biotecnología
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: rosamaria.marce@urv.cat eva.pocurull@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-5667-2899 0000-0001-5123-995X
    Record's date: 2023-02-23
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871620304063
    Papper original source: Drug And Alcohol Dependence. 215 (108241): 108241-
    APA: López-García E; Pérez-López C; Postigo C; Andreu V; Bijlsma L; González-Mariño I; Hernández F; Marcé RM; Montes R; Picó Y; Pocurull E; Rico A; Rodil R (2020). Assessing alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: Spain as a case study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence, 215(108241), 108241-. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108241
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108241
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Pharmacology,Pharmacology (Medical),Psychiatry,Psychiatry and Mental Health,Substance Abuse,Toxicology
    Trends
    Sewage epidemiology
    Metabolite
    Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
    Ethyl sulfate
    Ethanol
    Drugs
    Drinking
    Consumption patterns
    City
    Cities
    Biomarkers
    Alcohol abuse
    Abuse
    Toxicology
    Substance abuse
    Saúde coletiva
    Psychiatry and mental health
    Psychiatry
    Psicología
    Pharmacology (medical)
    Pharmacology
    Nutrição
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Interdisciplinar
    General medicine
    Ensino
    Engenharias iv
    Enfermagem
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciência da computação
    Biotecnología
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