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. 2016 Feb 15;6:21024. doi: 10.1038/srep21024

Table 1. Concentrations and daily loads of cocaine in sewage determined with sensors and liquid chromatography coupled with tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) during the sampling period from March 10th to 16th, 2015.

Date Flow (m3/day) C (ng/L) with sensors Load (g/day) with sensors C (ng/L) with MS Load (g/day) with LC-MS/MS
Monday 16th 197493.3 455.3 ± 49.6 96.3 ± 15.8 533.5 ± 23.9 112.9 ± 7.1
Tuesday 10th 204490.8 533.5 ± 72.4 116.9 ± 18.5 560.0 ± 30.6 122.7 ± 9.5
Wednesday 11th 198950.4 485.2 ± 50.7 103.4 ± 15.9 546.5 ± 27.4 116.5 ± 8.3
Thursday 12th 197523 413.6 ± 49.4 87.5 ± 15.3 562.0 ± 18.6 118.9 ± 5.6
Friday 13th 252682.2 550.6 ± 98.9 149.1 ± 28.5 688.5 ± 14.0 186.4 ± 5.4
Saturday 14th 220687.2 1023.4 ± 99.2 242.1 ± 29.1 1051.0 ± 36.0 248.5 ± 12.0
Sunday 15th 193194 624.3 ± 82.6 129.2 ± 24.4 771.0 ± 44.5 159.6 ± 13.0