Table 5.
Levels of monitored antibiotics (μg/l) in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India using LC-MS/MS
| Antibiotics | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Water | Municipal Water | At 10:00 | At 16:00 | At 10:00 | At 16:00 | |
| Amoxicillin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ceftriaxone | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amikacin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ofloxacin | -- | -- | -- | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
| Ciprofloxacin | -- | -- | 2.2 | 218.3 | 67.3 | 236.6 |
| Norfloxacin | -- | -- | -- | 6.4 | 29.6 | 22.8 |
| Levofloxacin | -- | -- | -- | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
-- = Below Detection Limit
Site 1 = Incoming safe water (received in hospital only once a day)
Site 2 = At the point of exit of inpatient wards of the hospital
Site 3 = 100 metres from the hospital in subsequent drains