Change in the chemical content of untreated wastewater of Athens, Greece under COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly worldwide with unanticipated effects on mental health, lifestyle, stability of economies and societies. Although many research groups have already reported SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in untreated wastewater, only few studies evaluated the implications of the pandemic on the use of chemicals by influent wastewater analysis. Wide-scope target and suspect screening were used to monitor the effects of the pandemic on the Greek population through wastewater-based epidemiology. Composite 24 h influent wastewater samples were collected from the wastewater treatment plant of Athens during the first lockdown and analyzed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. A wide range of compounds was investigated (11,286), including antipsychotic drugs, illicit drugs, tobacco

SUBMITTER: Alygizakis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321698 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature