Wastewater-based epidemiology: wastewater as a reflection on society

“In 2005, Italy became the first country to use a new method to measure the use of drugs in a city. The source: chemical analysis of sewage. The success of this study at once made it clear that sewage can provide a wealth of information about a population’s health and lifestyle.”

(Citation: Steenbeek, R., Timmers, P.H.A., ter Laak, T.L., Emke, E., Béen, F.M. – Wastewater-based epidemiology: wastewater as a reflection on society – Water Matters (2020)juni, p.20-23)