Table 3.
Concentrations and frequency of antibiotics in Anqing.
| Antibiotics | Surface Water (n = 8, ng·L−1) | Sediment/Soil (n = 9 μg·kg−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean | Frequency (%) | Range | Mean | Frequency (%) | |
| SDZ | 0.20–5.77 | 2.26 | 100 | ND | ND | 0 |
| SMR | ND-27.4 | 4.57 | 75 | ND | ND | 0 |
| SMX | ND | ND | 0 | ND | ND | 0 |
| SMZ | ND | ND | 0 | ND | ND | 0 |
| SDM | ND-2.31 | 0.37 | 12.5 | ND | ND | 0 |
| TMP | ND-20.0 | 4.76 | 62.5 | ND | ND | 0 |
| CFX | 12.8–99.5 | 42.9 | 100 | ND-6.94 | 1.28 | 66.7 |
| EFX | 6.88–43.6 | 17.2 | 100 | ND | ND | 0 |
| OFX | 6.72–24.5 | 11.1 | 100 | ND | ND | 0 |
| NFX | 4.16–48.6 | 30.4 | 100 | ND-16.7 | 2.81 | 77.8 |
| RTM | ND-1.16 | 1.20 | 75 | ND | ND | 0 |
| ETM-H2O | 6.35–29.5 | 12.3 | 100 | ND-4.29 | 1.19 | 66.7 |
| CCR | ND-7.82 | 0.98 | 12.5 | ND-17.3 | 2.26 | 44.4 |
| TC | 17.2–225 | 63.1 | 100 | ND-43.3 | 23.3 | 100 |
| OTC | 6.94–13.5 | 9.65 | 100 | ND-24.3 | 8.60 | 100 |
| CLIN | ND-6.42 | 1.76 | 50 | ND | ND | 0 |
ND, not detected.