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Table 6 Occurrence of TOrCs in different water matrices

From: Ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for rapid analysis of trace organic contaminants in water

Compound

WWTP 1a

WWTP 1b

WWTP 2

WWTP 3

DWTP 4

 
 

After GF

After AS

Dechlorinated final effluent

After AAS

GMF effluent

After UV

After bar screens

After BNROD

After sand filter

After chlorination

Influent

PostF/S

Post AS

Dechlorinated final effluent

Influent

Post MF

Post RO

Post UV

Sacramento River

Colorado River

Tucson GW

Volume Extracted (ml)

250

500

500

500

500

500

250

250

500

500

250

250

250

500

250

500

1000

1000

1000

1000

1000

Pharmaceuticals

                     

Carbamezapine

260

230

230

270

270

260

580

470

460

400

1620

1760

580

590

180

190

<0.5

<0.5

<0.5

1

<0.5

Diclofenac

96

<15

<15

78

34

<15

830

530

420

14

340

370

280

260

120

70

<8

<8

<8

<8

<8

Diltiazem

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

280

280

130

59

240

140

75

73

<2

<2

<2

Diphenhydramine

1620

1480

1090

280

320

310

25

15

27

<7

<73

<19

<9

<5

470

420

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Fluoxetine

160

32

57

41

44

24

79

38

23

34

88

110

89

84

<9

<7

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Gemfibrozil

2750

2380

2190

36

38

37

>6000

400

230

190

5550

5300

75

120

680

540

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Ibuprofen

>6000

1810

1590

41

41

52

>6000

50

<50

<30

3780

3410

<15

<15

180

120

<15

<15

<15

<15

<15

Meprobamate

1600

650

480

680

670

610

597

421

570

190

690

540

340

280

375

360

<3

<3

<3

3

<3

Naproxen

>6000

550

300

11

10

4

>6000

114

28

6

4740

4170

24

30

970

460

<3

<3

<3

<3

<3

Primidone

200

180

190

170

170

160

1120

620

580

580

370

370

300

300

<20

<8

<4

<4

<4

<4

<3

Sulfamethoxazole

2290

840

1130

1630

1510

990

6080

3910

3010

39

4040

3280

1640

860

590

590

1

1

1

5

<1

Trimethoprim

1110

930

850

130

130

130

1370

30

12

<2

1510

1420

280

200

830

810

<0.5

<0.5

<0.5

1

<0.5

Personal-care Products

Benzophenone

6300

2320

1710

650

380

300

4540

310

310

220

1670

1640

340

250

880

280

150

130

114

15

21

Bisphenol A

640

140

320

<90

<80

<40

350

20

57

36

240

240

30

<25

69

<20

<20

<20

<20

<20

<20

Caffeine

12000

340

490

6

5

15

6000

22

10

<8

13680

11320

12

12

11

10

<3

<3

4

14

<3

DEET

3570

540

630

46

45

44

2250

190

170

160

700

350

110

130

93

220

<3

<3

5

5

3

Sucralose

32000

23000

15000

15600

14400

13500

9000

8170

7570

7950

23000

21000

19000

19000

25000

23000

38

34

47

620

<31

TCEP

780

690

650

380

350

330

550

330

320

260

630

460

400

370

  

<3

<3

<3

<3

<3

TCPP

1650

2900

3040

2970

2760

2380

5670

3870

3410

2910

2000

2040

2080

2050

730

1060

<3

<3

11

9

3

Triclocarban

330

31

42

62

96

38

740

200

68

110

580

520

120

9

50

87

<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

Triclosan

2250

440

162

85

71

28

4640

103

69

15

1790

2000

52

29

<39

<13

<6

<6

<6

<6

<6

Perfluorinated compounds

PFBA

<7

<3

<3

<3

<3

<3

<32

<19

<4

<3

NA

NA

NA

NA

10

9

7

<3

<3

<3

<3

PFBS

17

10

9

13

14

10

24

9

8

5

<5

<4

<3

<3

<3

<2

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

PFOA

9

7

9

11

45

24

0

46

49

60

<40

<31

<21

<10

<4

<2

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

PFOS

1080

200

190

5

3

2

460

3

2

4

16

9

10

9

530

290

200

<1

<1

<1

<1

PFDA

<13

<8

<7

<7

<7

<6

<11

<10

<10

<5

<12

<10

<10

<10

<12

<6

<3

<3

<3

<3

<3

PFHxDA

<3

<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

<6

<4

<4

<1

<11

<10

<9

<9

<3

<2

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Glucocorticoid

                     

Dexamethasone

19

<14

<10

<22

<14

<10

94

<77

<26

<18

<61

<11

<7

<6

<44

<20

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Hydrocortisone

<20

<12

<11

<48

<11

<11

NA

<150

<64

<46

<17

<15

<7

<5

<90

<50

<4

<4

<4

7

<5

Prednisone

<165

<61

20

<61

<59

<28

59

NA

NA

NA

NA

<30

<25

<25

<700

<200

<25

<25

<25

<25

<25

Triamcinolone

<55

<23

<21

<27

<21

<21

24

<14

<12

<7

<61

<54

<26

<12

<200

<80

<7

<7

<7

<7

<6

Pesticides

                     

Atrazine

<10

<9

<2

<2

<2

<2

<20

<3

<2

<2

<3

<2

<2

<1

<19

<6

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

Simazine

<21

<3

<2

<3

<3

<2

<40

<6

4

3

<6

<4

<2

<2

<38

<12

<2

<2

<2

2

<2

Androgen

                     

Testosterone

14

<2

<2

15

14

<2

15

4

3

<2

<11

<8

<5

<2

9

9

<1

<1

<1

<2

<1

Progestin

                     

Norethistrone

<19

<16

<5

<5

<4

<2

100

6

<5

<5

<30

<7

<3

<2

<18

<7

<3

<3

<3

<3

<3

Norgestrel

93

10

8

18

5

4

19

6

7

3

620

230

<3

<2

110

110

<4

<4

<3

<3

<3

  1. Attached excel file to be placed in main text.
  2. NA Not analyzed.
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