An overview of analytical methodologies for the determination of antibiotics in environmental waters

Abstrakt

The widespread occurence of antibiotics as contaminants in the aquatic environment has increased attention in the last years. Therefore it is neccesary to monitor these concentrations because of possible risk to human health.

This article summarize the last developed methods for the determination of those compounds.

Klíčová slova

• fluoroquinolone antibiotics
• tetracycline antiobitics
• sulfonamide antibiotics
• macrolide antibiotics
• wastewaters
• liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
• SPE