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

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    Identificador: imarina:8263027
    Autores:
    López-García EPérez-López CPostigo CAndreu VBijlsma LGonzález-Mariño IHernández FMarcé RMMontes RPicó YPocurull ERico ARodil RRosende MValcárcel YZuloaga OQuintana JBLópez de Alda M
    Resumen:
    © 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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    Autor según el artículo: 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
    Departamento: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica
    Autor/es de la URV: Marcé Recasens, Rosa Maria / Pocurull Aixala, Eva
    Palabras clave: Trends Sewage epidemiology Metabolite Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Ethyl sulfate Ethanol Drugs Drinking Consumption patterns City Cities Biomarkers Alcohol abuse Abuse
    Resumen: © 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.
    Áreas temáticas: 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
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: rosamaria.marce@urv.cat eva.pocurull@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-5667-2899 0000-0001-5123-995X
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-23
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871620304063
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Drug And Alcohol Dependence. 215 (108241): 108241-
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes 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
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108241
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2020
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    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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