Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating exposure to tobacco-specific nitrosamines through wastewater analysis

Estimating use of nicotine containing products and evaluating exposure to tobacco-specific nitrosamines through wastewater analysis

Smoking remains a priority public health concern due to its negative impacts on health. Meanwhile, the increasing popularity of vaping products use has also become a concerning issue worldwide. Understanding tobacco and nicotine consumption among populations, and the potential health risk of using these products of population plays an important role in reducing public health burden.

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been widely applied to evaluate chemical use  within a population in a time-saving and cost-effective manner.  This PhD project aims to utilise WBE approach to investigate the nicotine containing products and tobacco use, as well as evaluate human exposure level to tobacco-specific nitrosamines, by analysing nicotine metabolites, tobacco-specific alkaloids, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines in wastewater.

Please note this is a Student PhD Progress review presentation by Zhe Wang