Occurrence of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Landfill Sites in Kumasi, Ghana

Table 4

Levels of antibiotics in soil samples.

Sites	Amoxicillin (μg/g)	Metronidazole (μg/g)	Penicillin (μg/g)
Dompoase	43.24 ± 28.93^a	43.47 ± 41.59^a	114.85 ± 19.91^b
Kronum	76.62 ± 15.3^ab	44.87 ± 35.86^a	120.52 ± 22.33^b
Bohyen Kropo	62.45 ± 20.89^ac	43.76 ± 13.95^a	119.08 ± 27.10^c
Ohwim	56.64 ± 47.66^ac	50.08 ± 48.34^a	111.17 ± 28.94^c
WAEC	8.88 ± 1.19^a	3.44 ± 2.78^a	70.36 ± 9.02^b

Different superscripts (letters) in a row indicate significant difference () in concentrations. There was no significant difference among antibiotic levels in one town compared to the other (i.e., same column).