TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in illicit drug detection sensor technology in water
AU - Kim, Keugtae
AU - Stoll, Stephanie
AU - Singh, Rajendra
AU - Lee, Woo Hyoung
AU - Hwang, Jae Hoon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Illicit drugs, including opioids, amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis, have significant physical, social, and economic consequences worldwide. Population surveys, drug seizure data, and wastewater-based epidemiology have been used to monitor their use. In particular, it is important to monitor these drugs in wastewater not only to evaluate environmental impacts but also to track illegal drug use. However, traditional analytical methods such as liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry are time-consuming, expensive, and unsuitable for field use. There is a growing need for the development of sensor technology to detect illicit drugs in water for real-time and continuous monitoring, portability and ease of use, lower cost, and high sensitivity and selectivity. Electrochemical and optical sensors are promising tools due to their ease of use, low cost, and mobility. This review summarizes recent advances in these technologies for illicit drug detection which can lead to strategy development to protect public health.
AB - Illicit drugs, including opioids, amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis, have significant physical, social, and economic consequences worldwide. Population surveys, drug seizure data, and wastewater-based epidemiology have been used to monitor their use. In particular, it is important to monitor these drugs in wastewater not only to evaluate environmental impacts but also to track illegal drug use. However, traditional analytical methods such as liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry are time-consuming, expensive, and unsuitable for field use. There is a growing need for the development of sensor technology to detect illicit drugs in water for real-time and continuous monitoring, portability and ease of use, lower cost, and high sensitivity and selectivity. Electrochemical and optical sensors are promising tools due to their ease of use, low cost, and mobility. This review summarizes recent advances in these technologies for illicit drug detection which can lead to strategy development to protect public health.
KW - Electrochemical sensors
KW - Illicit drugs
KW - Optical sensor
KW - Wastewater monitoring
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117295
DO - 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117295
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85171616090
SN - 0165-9936
VL - 168
JO - TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
JF - TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
M1 - 117295
ER -