- Title
- Detection of pharmaceutical residues in surface waters of the Eastern Cape Province:
- Creator
- Vumazonke, Sesethu
- Creator
- Khamanga, Sandile M
- Creator
- Ngqwala, Nosiphiwe P
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149693
- Identifier
- vital:38875
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114067
- Description
- Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants in the aquatic environments. Their presence poses toxicological effects in humans and animals even at trace concentrations. This study investigated the presence of antibiotics, anti-epilepsy and anti-inflammatory drugs in river water of selected rivers in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for screening of sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones antibiotics. The samples were collected in upper-stream, middle-stream and lower-stream regions of the rivers and effluent of selected wastewater treatment plants. Pre-concentration of the samples was conducted using lyophilisation and extraction was conducted using solid phase extraction (SPE) on Waters Oasis hydrophilic-lipophilic-balanced cartridge.
- Format
- 13 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Relation
- Vumazonke, S., Khamanga, S.M. and Ngqwala, N.P., 2020. Detection of Pharmaceutical Residues in Surface Waters of the Eastern Cape Province. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), p.4067.
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health volume 17 number 11 p.4067 June 2020 1660-4601
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Khamanga, Sandile S M (Assoc Prof)
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