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. 2023 Feb 13;30(17):49487–49497. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25512-9

Table 2.

Concentrations of pharmaceuticals in river water (in ng L−1). Sampling points (A–G). Sampling collection time (1–3). LL (Llobregat River). DXM dexamethasone, PRED prednisone, LEV levofloxacin, CIP ciprofloxacin, RDV remdesivir, RTV ritonavir, LPV lopinavir, APAP acetaminophen, HCQ hydroxychloroquine, CHQ chloroquine, CPS cloperastine

Compound (ng L−1) DXM PRED CIP LEV RDV RTV LPV APAP HCQ CHQ CPS
LL_1_A  < LOQ 117.0  < LOQ 48.77  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 543.9  < LOQ 16.81 196.5
LL_1_B  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 11.12  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 98.88 14.62  < LOQ 268.4
LL_1_C  < LOQ 91.87  < LOQ 12.65  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 484.9  < LOQ 39.25 264.9
LL_1_D  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 97.38  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 459.3  < LOQ 17.08 841.2
LL_1_E  < LOQ 96.31  < LOQ 19.02  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 520.3  < LOQ 10.58 603.7
LL_1_F  < LOQ 186.6 96.02 38.75  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 140.5  < LOQ 1015 504.5
LL_1_G  < LOQ 133.8  < LOQ 11.86  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 580.8  < LOQ  < LOQ 1296
LL_2_A 189.1  < LOQ  < LOQ 7.795  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 766.3  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_2_B 155.0  < LOQ  < LOQ 86.38 28.46  < LOQ 16.47 502.5 95.85 43.90 85.08
LL_2_C 101.6  < LOQ  < LOQ 44.61  < LOQ  < LOQ 7.316 482.8  < LOQ  < LOQ 80.59
LL_2_D 66.94  < LOQ  < LOQ 92.34  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 642.2  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_2_E 115.7  < LOQ  < LOQ 31.50  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 192.9 12.84  < LOQ 181.3
LL_2_F 362.9  < LOQ 87.00 56.91  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 3377  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_2_G 60.33  < LOQ  < LOQ 8.356  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ 91.85  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_3_A 168.4  < LOQ  < LOQ 30.48 88.87 91.74 92.38  < LOQ 29.78 96.57 101
LL_3_B 550.2 135.3  < LOQ 55.33  < LOQ  < LOQ 5.532 2085 12.54  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_3_C 482.1  < LOQ  < LOQ 38.22  < LOQ  < LOQ 10.90 647.2  < LOQ  < LOQ  < LOQ
LL_3_D 530.1  < LOQ  < LOQ 63.39  < LOQ  < LOQ 13.69 1232  < LOQ 78.49 97.09
LL_3_E 477.5 267.6  < LOQ 82.83  < LOQ  < LOQ 13.10 645.5  < LOQ 62.56 107.3
LL_3_F 657.8  < LOQ  < LOQ 118.0  < LOQ  < LOQ 47.44 494.0  < LOQ  < LOQ 241.0
LL_3_G 469.1  < LOQ  < LOQ 54.49  < LOQ  < LOQ 33.91 3198  < LOQ  < LOQ 530.9
Mean 313.4 146.8 92.51 48.10 58.66 91.74 26.75 859.3 33.12 153.3 359.9
s 227.2 78.50 27.56 32.49 20.06 20.02 22.37 933.3 21.57 219.38 332.8
RSD (%) 72.50 53.48 30 67.55 34.20 21.82 83.63 108.6 65.11 143.1 92.47