Site-specific assessment of illicit drug consumption patterns in South Korea via wastewater-based epidemiology.
Water research December 1, 2025 Yasar Arafath Sharfudeen, Minjin Kim, Donghyun Kim et al.
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is increasingly used as a complementary tool for monitoring drug use at the population level, providing anonymized, real-time estimates of community drug consumption. Site-specific applications of WBE can identify localized patterns that national or municipal surveys may overlook. This study presents the first comprehensive, site-specific assessment of...