Table 2. Antibiotics detected in water samples collected upstream and downstream of the Tahlequah water resource recovery facility in November 2007.
Antibiotic | Detection limit | Upstream | Downstream |
---|---|---|---|
azithromycin | <0.005 μg/L | NDa | 0.042 μg/L |
chloramphenicol | <0.1 μg/L | ND | ND |
chlorotetracycline | <0.01 μg/L | ND | ND |
ciprofloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | 0.006 μg/L |
doxycycline | <0.01 μg/L | ND | ND |
enrofloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
erythromycin | <0.008 μg/L | ND | ND |
lincomycin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
lomefloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
norfloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
ofloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | 0.039 μg/L |
ormetoprim | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
oxytetracycline | <0.01 μg/L | ND | ND |
roxithromycin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sarafloxacin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfachloropyridazine | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfadiazine | <0.1 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfadimethoxine | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfamethazine | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfamethoxazole | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
sulfathiazole | <0.02 μg/L | ND | ND |
tetracycline | <0.01 μg/L | ND | ND |
trimethoprim | <0.005 μg/L | ND | 0.024 μg/L |
tylosin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
virginiamycin | <0.005 μg/L | ND | ND |
ND = none detected