Table 1.
Quantitative results of compounds identified in water and sediment samples (n = 5 replicates) from the “Canet-St Nazaire” (France, 66) lagoon. Substances tagged with (*) have been quantified using an external calibration method. For the other compounds, an internal calibration was carried out. MLQ = Method Limit of Quantification.
| Substances | MLQ Water (ng/L) | Mean Conc Water (ng/L) |
CV Water (%) | MLQ Sed. (ng/g) | Mean Conc Sed. (ng/g) |
CV Sed. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHARMACEUTICALS | ||||||
| Flecainide (Antiarrhythmic) | 0.04 | 35.6 | 6.15 | 0.001 | 0.180 | 46.5 |
| Oxazepam (Psycholeptic) | 0.06 | 30.6 | 5.05 | 0.007 | 0.088 | 14.8 |
| Carbamazepine (Psycholeptic) | 0.03 | 22.6 | 3.30 | 0.007 | 0.076 | 7.21 |
| Fluconazole * (Antimycotic) | 0.06 | 12.1 | 7.55 | 0.001 | 0.030 | 0 |
| Paracetamol (Analgesic) | 1.2 | 9.15 | 8.50 | 0.04 | 0.092 | 14.2 |
| Telmisartan * (Hypertensive) | 0.01 | 8.44 | 20.4 | 0.02 | 0.240 | 47.5 |
| Tiapride (Neuroleptic) | 0.002 | 7.72 | 6.94 | 0.001 | 0.072 | 22.8 |
| Sulfamethoxazole (Antibiotic) | 0.02 | 7.54 | 7.36 | 0.008 | nd | - |
| Valsartan (Hypertensive) | 0.06 | 7.50 | 5.16 | 0.1 | nd | - |
| Cetirizine * (Antihistamine/Antiallergic) | 0.01 | 5.34 | 3.88 | 0.007 | 0.042 | 10.6 |
| Venlafaxine (Antidepressant) | 0.05 | 2.86 | 24.8 | 0.001 | 0.050 | 0 |
| Disopyramide * (Antiarrhythmic) | 0.05 | 2.76 | 8.34 | 0.001 | 0.054 | 10.1 |
| Diclofenac (Analgesic) | 0.05 | 1.58 | 12.1 | 0.004 | 0.120 | 37.3 |
| Amisulpride (Antiarrhythmic) | 0.01 | 1.14 | 4.80 | 0.003 | 0.036 | 15.2 |
| Citalopram * (Antidepressant) | 0.06 | 0.34 | 16.1 | 0.005 | 0.040 | 0 |
| PESTICIDES | ||||||
| Terbuthylazine (Herbicide) | 0.02 | 0.200 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.030 | 0 |
| Terbuthylazine-2-OH * (by-product) | 0.06 | 47.4 | 2.78 | 0.001 | 0.340 | 82.1 |
| Terbuthylazine Desethyl hydroxy * (by-product) | 0.04 | 4.40 | 14.9 | 0.001 | 0.028 | 16.0 |
| Carbendazim (Fungicide) | 0.02 | 12.8 | 7.85 | 0.001 | 26.3 | 9.55 |
| Atrazine (Herbicide) | 0.01 | 0.660 | 81.3 | 0.001 | 0.660 | 8.30 |
| Atrazine-2-Hydroxy * (by-product) | 0.02 | 2.98 | 7.65 | 0.001 | 0.0078 | 44.8 |
| Diuron (Herbicide) | 0.05 | 2.52 | 3.32 | 0.01 | 0.048 | 17.4 |
| Boscalid (Fungicide) | 0.08 | 2.00 | 10.0 | 0.01 | 0.046 | 68.0 |
| Propazine-2-Hydroxy * (by-product) | 0.02 | 1.48 | 3.02 | 0.001 | 0.058 | 39.3 |
| Tebuconazole * (Fungicide) | 0.05 | 1.14 | 4.80 | 0.001 | 0.072 | 6.21 |
| Imidaclopride (Insecticide) | 0.06 | 0.880 | 5.08 | 0.008 | nd | - |
| HORMONAL STEROIDS | ||||||
| Progesterone * (Progestogen) | 0.06 | 0.0900 | 11.1 | 0.005 | 0.064 | 34.2 |
| Testosterone * (Androgen) | 0.06 | nd | nd | 0.005 | 0.042 | 10.6 |