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. 2013 Jun 28;8(6):e62712. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062712

Table 1. Average concentrations (R1–3, R5–7, SD n = 3; C1 and C2 n = 2; R4, R8–10, D n = 1) of antibiotics in rivers, dam, canal and vicinity of hospitals (ng L−1).

ATB R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 D C1 C2 SD
SDZ <LOQ 46(70) 8.0(140) <LOQ 3.2(140) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 25 <LOQ <LOQ 20 6.4 <LOQ
LIN 3.6(100) 130(40) 250(50) 0.7 <LOQ 3.5(60) 1.9(40) <LOQ 9.2 4.5 1.4 2.0 300 1100(10)
TRI 5.8(140) 110(80) 1700(110) 3.2 2.2(40) 3.7(110) 1.5(130) 0.4 11 5.4 4.0 6.1 70 2200 (60)
ENX <LOQ 6.4(140) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 33(130)
OXY 11(120) 78(20) 1100(130) 4.9 3.5(140) 6.8(30) 4.2(110) 1.1 6.4 5.8 <LOQ 14 48 3200(90)
OFL 1.1(140) 3.5(100) 96(130) 0.7 0.6(110) 1.1(50) <LOQ <LOQ 0.30) 0.4 1.0 0.4 6.0 240(120)
LEV <LOQ 3.2(90) 86(130) 3.7) 0.2(140) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 6.3 180(110)
NOR 2.2(110) <LOQ 38(130) <LOQ 1.4(80) 1.9(50) 1.0(70) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 1.6 <LOQ 2.5 4.0(70)
PEF 0.9(100) <LOQ 3.8(110) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 1.1 <LOQ 0.5 3.9(100)
CIP <LOQ 6.1(100) 110(130) 2.8 0.6(40) 1.7(60) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 1.4 0.6 12 350(100)
CEF <LOQ <LOQ 16(130) <LOQ 1.7(80) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 10 3.8 <LOQ <LOQ
LOM 1.2(140) 0.4(60) 2.3(140) <LOQ 0.3(140) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.3 <LOQ 0.7 0.4 <LOQ 3.0(140)
TET 50(90) 31(60) 40(120) 8.6 12(60) 26(50) 4.0(120) <LOQ <LOQ 5.0 6.0 <LOQ 21 14(60)
ENR 0.6(100) <LOQ 1.8(110) 0.8 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.8(80)
AZI <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 8.6 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 4.7) 21 16(40)
CLI <LOQ 0.6(70) 3.1(140) <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 46 6.8 1.0(20)
SULM 28(70) 890(80) 2700(60) 67 8.8(100) 19(60) 15(140) 110) 32 170 14 42 140 4600(50)
DOX 61(100) 71(50) 300(120) 100 13(40) 24(70) 14(20) 9.3 18 11 16 3.6 12 160(80)
ERY 11(90) 43(50) 310(120) 3.2 2.4(30) <LOQ 0.7(20) <LOQ 7.6 4.6 7.1 15 66 430(80)
NAL <LOQ 37(60) 120(70) 13 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 9.2 190(120)
CLA 5.2(60) 13(60) 37(120) 130 1.3(40) 1.0(20) 0.5(30) 2.2 1.1 0.8 1.5 14 50 73(30)
ROX 1.0(80) 20(50) 6.2(90) 180 0.9(70) 0.7(80) 0.9(50) 4.2 <LOQ <LOQ 0.4 3.9 5.8 5.2(60)

ATB: antibiotics; R1–R10: river sites; D: dam; C1–C2: lahore branch canal; SD: sewage drain near hospitals (see Fig. 1 and Table S3); ( ): RSD (relative standard deviation); LOQ: Limit of quantification.