Research Article

Determination of Pharmaceutical Residues by UPLC-MS/MS Method: Validation and Application on Surface Water and Hospital Wastewater

Table 2

Analytical figure of merits of seven major pharmaceutical residues by UPLC-MS/MS.

No.AnalytesIS for quantificationRegression equationR2MDL (µg L−1)
Surface waterHospital wastewater

1PARAPARA–D4y = 0.0021 (±0.0001) x + 0.04 (±0.04)0.99990.0090.092
2TRIMPARA–D4y = 0.0042 (±0.0001) x + 0.04 (±0.03)0.99970.0050.020
3OFLOOFLO–D3y = 0.0020 (±0.0000) x − 0.02 (±0.01)0.99900.0100.016
4CIPROOFLO–D3y = 0.0021 (±0.0000) x − 0.01 (±0.01)0.99310.0070.123
5SULFASULFA–13C6y = 0.0010 (±0.0000) x − 0.10 (±0.00)0.99980.0060.024
6CARBAOFLO–D3y = 0.0032 (±0.000) x − 0.0003 (±0.009)0.99890.0070.016
7KETOPARA–D4y = 0.0026 (±0.0007) x + 0.03 (±0.18)0.99880.0150.014