Research Article

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

Table 3

Matrix effect (ME), extraction recovery (RE), and overall recoveries (R) of target compounds.

No.AnalytesME ± SD (%)RE ± SD (%)R ± SD (%)
(n = 5)(n = 5)(n = 5)
Surface waterWastewaterSurface waterWastewaterSurface waterWastewater

1PARA88 ± 881 ± 2063 ± 1969 ± 2055 ± 1256 ± 30
2TRIM83 ± 988 ± 1291 ± 1095 ± 1575 ± 484 ± 18
3OFLO125 ± 20115 ± 1088 ± 1580 ± 10109 ± 1992 ± 11
4CIPRO121 ± 40101 ± 2671 ± 872 ± 1585 ± 1873 ± 22
5SULFA99 ± 8101 ± 690 ± 1099 ± 789 ± 3100 ± 4
6CARBA98 ± 890 ± 15110 ± 14102 ± 10107 ± 1192 ± 15
7KETO116 ± 8120 ± 2288 ± 896 ± 21102 ± 12115 ± 30