Social, demographic, and economic correlates of food and chemical consumption measured by wastewater-based epidemiology.

ABSTRACT: Wastewater is a potential treasure trove of chemicals that reflects population behavior and health status. Wastewater-based epidemiology has been employed to determine population-scale consumption of chemicals, particularly illicit drugs, across different communities and over time. However, the sociodemographic or socioeconomic correlates of chemical consumption and exposure are unclear. This study explores the relationships between catchment specific sociodemographic parameters and biomarkers in wastewater generated by the respective catchments. Domestic wastewater influent samples taken during the 2016 Australian census week were analyzed for a range of diet, drug, pharmaceutical, and lifestyle biomarkers. We present both linear and rank-order (i.e., Pearson and Spearman) correlations be

SUBMITTER: Choi PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815118 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature