Estimation of alcohol consumption in Spain through the analysis of sewage waters

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: Si

Education area(s): Genètica, Física i Química Forense

APS: NO

Title in different languages: Estimation of alcohol consumption in Spain through the analysis of sewage waters

Abstract: A total of 23 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were sampled in 17 Spanish cities for seven days in Spring of 2022 to collect composite (24-h) samples. Approximately 20% of the Spanish population was sampled. Using ethyl sulfate (EtS) as a biomarker, it was possible to calculate alcohol consumption from the measurement of its concentration in the wastewater samples. For this purpose, an analytical method based on ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used.

Subject: Consum d'alcohol

Academic year: 2021-2022

Language: en

Work's public defense date: 2022-06-30

Subject areas: Chemistry

Student: Bobrisev, Valeria

Department: Química Analítica i Química Orgànica

Creation date in repository: 2023-06-08

Keywords: alcohol consumption, sewage epidemiology, ethyl sulfate

Title in original language: Estimation of alcohol consumption in Spain through the analysis of sewage waters

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Project director: López de Alda, Miren; Bonansea, Rocío Inés; Reina Lozano, José Antonio