Analysis of amphetamine and methamphetamine as emerging pollutants in wastewater and wastewater-impacted streams |
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Authors: | Tammy H Boles Martha JM Wells |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA;2. Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA |
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Abstract: | The identification and quantitation of the non-ecstasy amphetamine-type stimulants (ATSs) amphetamine and methamphetamine in lakes, rivers, wastewater treatment plant influents, effluents, and biosolids are reviewed. Neither monitoring nor reporting is required of these ATSs, which are considered emerging pollutants, but they have been identified in the environment. Amphetamine and methamphetamine enter our water supply by human excretion after legal or illegal consumption and via manufacturing in clandestine laboratories. Analytical methodology for sampling, sample preparation, separation, and detection of ATSs is discussed. Reported occurrences of ATSs in the environment and their use in municipal sewage epidemiology are noted. Future research needs that challenge applications of analytical techniques are discussed. The review focuses on research reported from 2004 to 2009. |
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Keywords: | Review Solid-phase extraction Passive sampling Tandem mass spectrometry Amphetamine-type stimulants |
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