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. 2016 Sep 26;28(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12302-016-0091-8

Table 2.

Sulfonamides and their metabolites and transformation products found in manure

Substance Reference Matrix Origin Min Max Unit Dry matter content, comments or quotation n n positive % positive
Sulfachloropyridazine [28] Pig and poultry manure China 0.340 3.660 mg/kg (dw) “Liquid swine manure” (ns) 6 2 33
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.090 3.510 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 7 5
Sulfadiazine [20] Pig manure Germany (NI) 0.700 235.100 mg/kg (ww) 0.5–16.8 % (mean 5 %) 344 100 29
[23] Pig manure Germany 3.500 11.300 mg/kg (dw) 9.6–9.8 % 3 2 67
[25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.100 5.000 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 19 5
[28] Pig and poultry manure China 0.160 0.780 mg/kg (dw) “Liquid swine manure” (ns) 6 2 33
[31] Pig manure Denmark 0.630 2.100 mg/kg (dw) 2.8–13.4 % 6 2 33
[55] (ns) Germany 0.011 0.080 mg/kg (ns) “Liquid manure” (ns) 4 2 50
[56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 0.650 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 5 15
[77] Pig manure Germany 0.700 35.300 mg/kg (ww) 0.7–16.11 % 176 86 49
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.020 3.120 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 14 10
4-Hydroxy-sulfadiazine [56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 9.050 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 8 24
N4-Acetyl-sulfadiazine [25] Pig manure Germany (BY) not quantified 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 19 5
[55] (ns) Germany 0.010 0.270 mg/kg (ns) “Liquid manure” (ns) 4 2 50
[56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 0.150 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 6 18
Sulfadimethoxine [25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.050 0.600 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 5 1
[54] Pig manure China 0.120 1.255 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 126 3 2
Sulfadimidine [48] Pig manure Austria <20 mg/kg (dw) “Liquid manure” (ns) 30 18 60
[8] Cattle manure Canada 9.990 mg/kg (dw) 24.4–44.4 % (mean 37 %) 6 4 67
[13] Pig manure Switzerland 14.400 mg/L (ww) “In the supernatant” (water phase) (ns) 1 1 100
[15] Pig manure Germany 1.000 1.100 mg/kg (ww) (ns) 2 2 100
[15] Cattle manure Germany <0.1 <0.1 mg/kg (ww) (ns) 2 2 100
[20] Pig manure Germany (NI) 0.700 167.000 mg/kg (ww) 0.5–16.8 % (mean 5 %) 344 183 53
[23] Pig manure Germany 7.200 mg/kg (dw) 9.6–9.8 % 3 1 33
[54] Pig manure China 0.011 28.700 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 126 65 52
[56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 7.040 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 6 18
[58] Pig manure Germany 0.130 20.000 mg/kg (dw) 1.2–28 % 30 18 60
[75] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.140 1.700 mg/L (ww) 1–2 % 8 8 100
[77] Pig manure Germany 0.700 167.000 mg/kg (ww) 0.7–16.13 % 176 85 48
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.060 6.040 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 17 12
[22] Pig and cattle manure Switzerland 0.130 8.700 mg/kg (ww) 1.1–3.7 % 6 6 100
[25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.050 38.000 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 181 48
[55] (ns) Germany 0.011 0.062 mg/kg (ns) “Liquid manure” (ns) 4 2 50
N4-Acetyl-sulfadimidine [22] Pig and cattle manure Switzerland <0.1 2.600 mg/kg (ww) 1.1–3.7 % 6 5 83
[25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.050 27.000 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 117 31
[75] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.120 1.000 mg/L (ww) 1–2 % 8 8 100
Sulfadoxine [28] Pig and poultry manure China 0.350 0.710 mg/kg (dw) “Liquid swine manure” (ns) 6 3 50
[31] Pig manure Denmark 0.015 0.220 mg/kg (dw) 2.8–13.4 % 6 3 50
Sulfaguanidine [79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.010 1.550 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 27 19
Sulfamerazine [25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.700 0.900 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 7 2
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.090 0.660 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 6 4
N4-Acetyl-Sulfamerazine [25] Pig manure Germany (BY) not quantified 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 5 1
Sulfamethizole [54] Pig manure China 0.052 2.422 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 126 35 28
Sulfamethoxazole [25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.050 0.050 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 3 1
[28] Pig and poultry manure China 0.340 1.290 mg/kg (dw) “Liquid swine manure” (ns) 6 2 33
[51] Pig manure Japan 0.002 0.035 mg/kg (ns) (ns) 5 4 80
[51] Cattle manure after fermentation Japan 0.010 mg/kg (ns) (ns) 8 1 13
[54] Pig manure China 0.137 0.639 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 126 6 5
[58] Pig manure Germany <0.1 2.400 mg/kg (dw) 1.2–28 % 30 2 7
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.120 2.800 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 7 5
Sulfamethoxypyridazine [56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 0.020 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 4 12
Sulfamonomethoxine [51] Pig manure Japan 0.210 mg/kg (ns) (ns) 5 1 20
[51] Cattle manure after fermentation Japan 0.022 mg/kg (ns) (ns) 8 1 13
[79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.060 4.080 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 39 27
Sulfanilamide [79] Pig, cattle and poultry manure China 0.020 1.590 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 143 5 3
Sulfaquinoxaline [56] Pig and cattle manure Germany (NW) 0.670 mg/kg (dw) Liquid and stable manure (ns) 34 3 9
Sulfathiazole [22] Pig and cattle manure Switzerland 0.100 12.400 mg/kg (ww) 1.1–3.7 % 6 4 67
[25] Pig manure Germany (BY) 0.050 0.100 mg/kg (ww) 0.2–17.3 % (mean 3.7 %) 380 5 1
[54] Pig manure China 0.312 mg/kg (dw) (ns) 126 1 1

dw dry weight, ww wet weight, ns not specified