Environmental impact of synthetic drug production: analysis of groundwater samples for contaminants derived from illicit synthetic drug production waste

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Laak, T.L., KWR Water Research Institute, The Netherlands, Emke, E., Environmental impact of synthetic drug production: analysis of groundwater samples for contaminants derived from illicit synthetic drug production waste. Luxemburgo, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), 2023, 26 p.
Ref. 588885
Location: SIIS Archivo
Palabras clave:
Drogas, Drogas de síntesis, Drogodependencias, Contaminación ambiental, Drogodependencias, Bélgica, Países Bajos, Unión Europea
Abstract:
The Netherlands and Belgium are known major producers of synthetic psychoactive drugs such as MDMA, amphetamine and, more recently, methamphetamine. The present study shows that as a result of the illicit production of these synthetic drugs, large volumes of chemical waste are generated and encountered in the environment after disposal