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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Monitoring Alcohol Consumption in Slovak Cities during the COVID-19 Lockdown by Wastewater-Based Epidemiology.

Paula Bimová, Alexandra Tulipánová, Igor Bodík, Miroslav Fehér, Martin Pavelka, Sara Castiglioni, Ettore Zuccato, Noelia Salgueiro-González, Nina Petrovičová, Ján Híveš and 2 more

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Paula BimováDepartment of Inorganic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Alexandra TulipánováInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-0046-2120
Igor BodíkInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Miroslav FehérInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Martin PavelkaMinistry of Health of the Slovak Republic, Limbová 2, 837 52 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Sara CastiglioniIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Via Mario Negri 2, 201 56 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7313-8495
Ettore ZuccatoIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Via Mario Negri 2, 201 56 Milan, Italy.
Noelia Salgueiro-GonzálezIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Via Mario Negri 2, 201 56 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4079-658X
Nina PetrovičováInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Ján HívešDepartment of Inorganic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-6971-9900
Viera ŠpalkováDepartment of Inorganic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Tomáš MackuľakInstitute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Abstract

The consumption of alcohol in a population is usually monitored through individual questionnaires, forensics, and toxicological data. However, consumption estimates have some biases, mainly due to the accumulation of alcohol stocks. This study's objective was to assess alcohol consumption in Slovakia during the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Samples of municipal wastewater were collected from three Slovak cities during the lockdown and during a successive period with lifted restrictions in 2020. The study included about 14% of the Slovak population. The urinary alcohol biomarker, ethyl sulfate (EtS), was analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). EtS concentrations were used to estimate the per capita alcohol consumption in each city. The average alcohol consumption in the selected cities in 2020 ranged between 2.1 and 327 L/day/1000 inhabitants and increased during days with weaker restrictions. WBE can provide timely information on alcohol consumption at the community level, complementing epidemiology-based monitoring techniques (e.g., population surveys and sales statistics).

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COVID-19Wastewater-Based Epidemiological MonitoringAlcohol DrinkingChromatography, LiquidCitiesCommunicable Disease ControlEthanolHumansPandemicsSlovakiaSulfuric Acid EstersTandem Mass Spectrometrydiethyl sulfateEthanolSulfuric Acid EstersalcoholCOVID-19liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometrylockdownurban wastewater

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