TABLE 1.

Antibiotic levels in medical and livestock wastewater in some regions of China.

Type	Name	Concentration (μg/L)	Wastewater source	Province/city	References
Macrolides	Erythromycin	0.48	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
Tetracyclines	Tetracycline	1.41	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
		0.046–0.374	Medical	Xinjiang	Li et al., 2013
		31.05	Livestock	Shanghai	Sun et al., 2019
		3.01–8.58	Livestock	Tianjin	Lu et al., 2014
	Terramycin	1.48	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
		0.042–0.448	Medical	Xinjiang	Li et al., 2013
		60.50	Livestock	Shanghai	Sun et al., 2019
		60.15–82.59	Livestock	Tianjin	Lu et al., 2014
	Aureomycin	0.55–130.67	Livestock	Tianjin	Lu et al., 2014
β-lactams	Cefalexin	2.39	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
	Amoxicillin	4.99	Livestock	Tianjin	Lu et al., 2014
Sulfonamides	Sulfamethoxazole	0.53	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
		0–37	Livestock	Jiangsu	Zhang and Li, 2018
	Sulfadimidine	0–70	Livestock	Jiangsu	Zhang and Li, 2018
	Sulfadiazine	0.086–0.574	Medical	Xinjiang	Li et al., 2013
		0–2.248	Medical	Hainan	Wang et al., 2018
		0.21–0.68	Livestock	Tianjin	Zhang and Li, 2018
		0–62	Livestock	Jiangsu	Zhang and Li, 2018
Quinolones	Ciprofloxacin	1.33	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
		0.592–4.552	Medical	Hainan	Wang et al., 2018
		13.56	Livestock	Tianjin	Lu et al., 2014
	Norfloxacin	1.63	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
	Ofloxacin	2.33	Medical	Henan	Wei et al., 2011
		0.377–0.942	Medical	Xinjiang	Li et al., 2013