Bridging the gap between research and decision making: A European survey to enhance cooperation in wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for illicit drugs
WBE has proven to be a valuable tool for monitoring illicit drug trends and informing drug policies. To unlock its full potential, sustained funding, methodological standardization, and enhanced cooperation are essential. This study provides critical insights into the European WBE landscape, offering a roadmap for strengthening the integration of actionable WBE data into public health and policy frameworks.
Authors
- Serap Annette Akgür (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9638-2311)
- Serge Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-8269)
- Kevin Sheeran
- Pavla Chomynová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4263-3194)
- Anna Péterfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2455-5823)
- Nadine C. Berndt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3404-0969)
- Martin Busch
- Marit Edland-Gryt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-9490)
- Teemu Gunnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-8031)
- Arndís Sue Ching Löve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-7525)
- Miren López de Alda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-2765)
- Nebile Dağlıoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-8159)
- Laura Smit‐Rigter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9767-1318)
- Selda Mercan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0431-6972)
- Maria Savvidou
- Igor Bodı́k (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-7789)
- Thomas Thiebault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-1625)
- Anna Lenart‐Boroń (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3655-7567)
- Νikolaos S. Τhomaidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-4735)
- Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern
- Reinhard Oertel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-997X)
- Jaroslav Slobodnı́k (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2622-6318)
- Leon Barron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-3853)
- Frederic Béen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-3248)
- Ester Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-6978)
- Thomas L. ter Laak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6182-6004)
- Magda Psichoudaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-7302)
- Herbert Oberacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0963-8268)
- Christoph Ort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-2286)
- Jose Antonio Baz‐Lomba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-3337)
- Lubertus Bijlsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7005-8775)
- Michael G. Bertram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5320-8444)
- Sara Castiglioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-8495)
- Foon Yin Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-6714)
- Evelina Pridotkienė
- Martin Jandl
- Iva Valenčić
- Joakim Strandberg
- AlexanderL N van Nuijs
- Loïc Fabien
- João Pedro Matias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4898-6230)
- Anne de l'Eprevier
- Elisabetta Simeoni
Institutions
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SK)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Suez University (EG)
- Public Health Agency of Sweden (SE)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Ankara University (TR)
- École Pratique des Hautes Études (FR)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- International Business School (HU)
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IT)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (FR)
- Gendarmerie Nationale (FR)
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (PT)
- Government of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (AU)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- University of Agriculture in Krakow (PL)
- University of Cyprus (CY)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Ege University (TR)
- Environmental Institute (SK)
- Institute for Biodiversity (DE)
- Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (HR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School (SI)
- Trimbos Institute (NL)
- National Institute of Public Health (SI)
- Gesundheit Österreich (AT)
- KWR Water Research Institute (NL)
- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (ES)
- Laboratoire National de Santé (LU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (CH)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.009
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.80
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- European Commission
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Plan Nacional sobre Drogas
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- European Social Fund