Table 3. Mean concentrations (µg/L) of the antimicrobials and other APIs quantified in all water samples (surface and aquifers) in 2016 and 2021.
Name of the drug | Surface water | Aquifers | ||||
2016 | 2021 | Fold change | 2016 | 2021 | Fold change | |
Average±SD | Average±SD | Average±SD | Average±SD | |||
Antifungals conc (µg/L) | ||||||
Fluconazole | 1.06±1.30 | 0.44±0.23 | 0.42 | 13.42±16.53 | 0.13±0.17 | 0.01 |
Ketoconazole | 0.14±0.06 | 0.03±0.02 | 0.22 | 0.13±0.10 | 0.13±0.22 | 1.03 |
Itraconazole | 0.02±0.01 | 0.34±0.25 | 21.63 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.22±0.17 | 21.71 |
Clotrimazole | 0.25±0.13 | 0.02±0.01 | 0.10 | 0.2±0.20 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.02 |
Miconazole | 1.45±3.59 | 0.03±0.01 | 0.02 | 0.63±0.79 | 0.02±0.01 | 0.03 |
Terbinafine | 0.13±0.07 | 0±0.00 | 0.02 | 0.75±2.05 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.00 |
Voriconazole | 0±0.00 | 0.01±0.01 | 2.09 | 0.01±0.00 | 0.01±0.00 | 0.94 |
Tinidazole | 0±0.00 | 0±0.00 | 0.45 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.86 |
Metronidazole | 0.03±0.02 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06±0.05 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Ofloxacin | 1.76±1.84 | 0.18±0.06 | 0.10 | 4.91±7.08 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Sparfloxacin | 0±0.00 | 0.01±0.00 | NA | 0±0.00 | 0±0.00 | NA |
Antibacterial (µg/L) | ||||||
Azithromycin | 0.16±0.13 | 0.09±0.08 | 0.56 | 0.20±0.18 | 0.02±0.01 | 0.08 |
Norfloxacin | 0.20±0.12 | 0.02±0.02 | 0.12 ↓ | 0.04±0.03 | 0.01±0.00 | 0.31 |
Ciprofloxacin | 4.88±2.94 | 0.02±0.02 | 0.00 | 6.13±5.23 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.00 |
Erythromycin | 0.15±0.02 | 0.07±0.02 | 0.49 | 0.08±0.01 | 0.03±0.01 | 0.39 |
Moxifloxacin | 0.16±0.02 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29±0.34 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Amoxicillin | 0.27±0.18 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16±0.21 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (µg/L) | ||||||
Ibuprofen | 1.36±0.99 | 0.69±0.37 | 0.50 | 0.32±0.16 | 0.54±0.31 | 1.66 |
Diclofenac | 2.19±4.40 | 0.40±0.21 | 0.18 | 11.87±18.81 | 0.29±0.91 | 0.02 |
H2 blocker (µg/L) | ||||||
Cetrizine | 3.49±8.25 | 0.49±0.24 | 0.14 | 2.71±6.60 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.01 |
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) (µg/L) | ||||||
Amlodipine | 0.07±0.07 | 0.01±0.02 | 0.15 | 0.08±0.09 | 0.01±0.01 | 0.10 |
Aminoglycosides (AG) (µg/L) | ||||||
Kanamycin | 0.07±0.06 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02±0.00 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Tobramycin | 0.74±0.00 | 4.53±0.15 | 6.17 | 0±0.00 | 4.46±0.13 | NA |
Streptomycin | 0.35±0.22 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25±0.06 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Amikacin | 0±0.00 | 1.30±0.21 | NA | 0.52±0.00 | 1.18±0.17 | 2.29 |
Netilmicin | 0.20±0.06 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19±0.05 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 |
Neomycin | 1.18±0.11 | 0±0.00 | 0.00 | 1.05±0.32 | 30.22±9.98 | 28.68 |
Gentamicin | 0.07±0.05 | 0.20±0.13 | 2.92 | 0.06±0.03 | 0.13±0.13 | 2.25 |