Table 3.
Recoveries (n = 6) for all pharmaceuticals in 1 L of spiked distilled and tap water
| Recoveries (SD) (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distilled water | Tap water | |||||
| ENV | NEXUS | HLB | ENV | NEXUS | HLB | |
| Aspirin | 90.1 (5.8) | 75.3 (4.2) | 93.4 (4.8) | 83.2 (2.6) | 70.7 (3.6) | 91.8 (2.9) |
| Carbamazepine | 98.4 (2.2) | 99.1 (4.7) | 101.9 (3.5) | 102.0 (3.3) | 102.3 (5.1) | 97.0 (0.6) |
| Carvedilol | 87.7 (1.5) | 37.4 (4.9) | 98.2 (2.3) | 95.4 (3.4) | 39.6 (1.4) | 103.4 (5.8) |
| Dexamethasone | 103.6 (1.7) | 101.7 (6.8) | 95.8 (1.3) | 98.9 (4.9) | 104.2 (6.3) | 99.0 (2.8) |
| Diclofenac | 99.7 (1.4) | 97.7 (1.5) | 102.2 (3.1) | 96.3 (1.6) | 98.2 (2.2) | 102.4 (1.7) |
| Metamizole | 82.2 (8.1) | 89.7 (5.0) | 53.5 (1.9) | 92.1 (1.4) | 88.2 (5.4) | 53.9 (8.5) |
| Metoprolol | 90.2 (7.6) | 87.5 (7.1) | 101.6 (3.4) | 105.7 (6.1) | 99.6 (2.8) | 99.1 (8.6) |
| Naproxen | 101.1 (2.5) | 106.9 (9.0) | 102.6 (3.4) | 100.3 (3.0) | 102.7 (4.7) | 99.4 (3.1) |
| Paracetamol | 36.5 (1.5) | 38.7 (2.1) | 72.0 (7.2) | 38.7 (5.0) | 39.6 (2.2) | 70.5 (4.2) |
| Prednisolone | 98.9 (4.0) | 96.5 (3.0) | 102.7 (5.5) | 102.3 (8.7) | 98.4 (2.9) | 100.8 (1.8) |
| Propranolol | 79.6 (1.8) | 99.7 (4.5) | 97.3 (5.4) | 100.1 (4.5) | 98.5 (2.8) | 94.7 (4.1) |
| Salicylic acid | 78.1 (4.9) | 72.6 (1.7) | 100.5 (6.7) | 95.1 (9.4) | 67.4 (4.9) | 95.7 (5.9) |
| Sotalol | 102.2 (3.2) | 89.0 (7.3) | 97.9 (5.2) | 98.3 (1.7) | 86.0 (6.9) | 92.0 (9.3) |