Table 5.

Global concentrations (ng L⁻¹) of β-blockers and anticonvulsants, fluoroquinolones and parabens in environmental samples.

Country	β-Blockers	Anticonvulsants	Fluoroquinolones	Parabens	References
South Africa	0.96–39,000	4.0–94	110–2257	0–1988	[31,36,44,45,54]
Latvia	0–150	18–50	250–400	-	[55]
Egypt	0–187	0–342	-	0–6380	[56,57,58]
Kenya	-	0–430	-	30–1160	[59,60]
Spain	10–6066	28–283	0–2153	14–720	[21,61,62,63]
Italy	0–57	0–137	-	-	[64]
Pakistan	0.99–452	11–15	2–37,000	110–228	[65,66]
China	0–995	23–115	0–2032	0–5960	[65,66,67,68,69,70,71]
Brazil	0.02–1.89	69		90–788	[72,73,74,75]
Canada	114	20	34	-	[76,77,78]
Poland	69–205	2.0	248.7	0.01–5.03	[79,80,81,82]
Portugal	220–690	0.32–1.60		2.1–51	[83,84]
Turkey		0.92–24.25		17,000–33,000	[85]
United Kingdom	93–388	13–56	180	2642–11,601	[86,87]
South Africa	0–28	-	0–43	0–937	This study