Difference in nicotine metabolism as a potential factor causing disparities in tobacco consumption estimates by wastewater-based epidemiology

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) can be used for estimating tobacco consumption at a population level. It involves analysing wastewater for the nicotine biomarkers cotinine (COT) and 3-hydroxycotinine (3HC). However, large discrepancies between WBE estimates for tobacco consumption compared to su...

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Main Authors: Min-Tz Weng, Kathryn J Steadman, Kelly Zhong, Maryam Al-Gharibeh, Qiuda Zheng, Phong K Thai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Health Sciences Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772632025000029
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