Table 5.
Comparison of antibiotic concentrations between the current study and other water samples.
| Antibiotic | Range (ng/mL) | Other water samples(ng/mL) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfonamide | Sulfadimethylpyrimidine | 0.25–0.29 | NR | |
| Sulfamethoxazole | 0.84–2.94 | 0.083–0.455 0.037–0.316 |
Peng et al., 2011 | |
| Tetracyclines | Tetracycline | 1.16–2.09 | 0.0103 | Suzuki and Hoa, 2012 |
| Oxytetracycline | 0.94–41.2 | 4.2,72.9 | Karthikeyan and Meyer, 2006, Suzuki and Hoa, 2012 | |
| Chlortetracycline | 1.2–3.76 | 0.42 | ||
| Doxycycline | 5.98–23.79 | 6.7 | Borghi et al., 2015 | |
| Fluoroquinolones | Norfloxacin | 4.24–24.03 | 0.027–0.489 | Liu et al., 2012 |
| Fleroxacin | 0.24–1.71 | 0.014 | Jia et al.,2012 | |
| Sparfloxacin | 0.99–9.66 | 0.004 | Jia et al.,2012 | |
| Orbifloxacin | 0.06–1 | NR | ||
| Enrofloxacin | 1.13–3.41 | 0.27 | Karthikeyan and Meyer, 2006 | |
| Danofloxacin | 1.13–16.45 | 0.07 | Borghi et al., 2015 | |
| Pefloxacin | 1.27–2.88 | NR | ||
| Difloxacin | 0.22–2.51 | NR | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | 4.75–21.38 | 0.7–160 | Kummerer, 2003, Zhou et al., 2013, Singh et al., 2019 | |
| Sarafloxacin | 3.02–23.9 | 3.02–23.9 | Kummerer, 2003 | |
| Lomefloxacin | 1.05–15.42 | 0.162 | Jia et al.,2012 | |
| Ofloxacin | 1.6–163.16 | 0.212–160 | Singh et al., 2019 |
NR: No reference.