ReviewReal-time estimation of small-area populations with human biomarkers in sewage
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Highlights
► New concept proposed for estimating small-area human populations. ► Sewage Chemical-Information Mining (SCIM) measures biomarkers in sewage. ► Real-time estimation of populations (accommodating influx and efflux) is possible. ► Coprostanol is identified as a candidate biomarker for estimating population size. ► Composite biomarkers having complementary properties could improve accuracy.
Abbreviations
ASAP-SCIM
analysis of small-area populations by sewage chemical-information mining
BOD
biological oxygen demand
CoP
coprostanol
FEUDS
forensic epidemiology using drugs in sewage
MDL
method detection limit
POCIS
polar organic chemical integrative sampling
SCIM
sewage chemical-information mining
SPMD
solid phase membrane device
STP
sewage treatment plant
Keywords
Small-area populations
Biomarkers
Sewage
Coprostanol
Creatinine
Substance-flow analysis
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