Table 2.
Selected pharmaceuticals and their physicochemical properties.
| Pharmaceutical class | Compound | MW g/mol |
Log KOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics | Ciprofloxacin | 331.35 | 0.28 |
| Ofloxacin | 361.4 | -0.39 | |
| Norfloxacin | 319.34 | -0.13 | |
| Tetracycline | 444.44 | -1.3 | |
| Beta-blockers | Atenolol | 266.3 | 0.16 |
| Disinfectants | Triclosan | 289.54 | 4.76 |
| Triclocarban | 315.58 | 4.9 | |
| Analgesics/anti-inflammatory drugs | Diclofenac | 294 | 4.51 |
| Acetaminophen | 151.2 | 0.46 | |
| Ibuprofen | 206.3 | 3.97 | |
| Ketoprofen | 254.3 | 3.12 | |
| Lipid modifying agents | Bezafibrate | 361.8 | 4.25 |
| Steroid hormones | Estrone | 270.4 | 3.13 |
| Estriol | 288.4 | 2.45 | |
| 17β estradiol | 272.4 | 4.01 | |
| 17α- ethinyl estradiol | 296.4 | 4.2 |