Determination of selected acidic pharmaceuticals and caffeine in Ergene basin, in Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-439 ◽  

<p>In this study, surface and wastewater in Çorlu, Tekirdağ has been monitored for ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), salicylic acid as an analgesic and caffeine. For this goal, samples were collected from 5 areas during winter and summer times (W1, W2, W3, W4 and W5) working in the field of a wastewater treatment plant site, only Çerkezköy industrial district W4. Different solid-phase extractions, pH and derivatization conditions were tested with some anti-inflammatory drugs and caffeine of Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in environment samples and their identification and quantification at trace levels were made (ng L-1). Diclofenac (LOQ = 4.3 ng L-1) and ibuprofen (LOQ = 134.1 ng L-1) could not be determined. Other concentration levels of arranged drugs range between 2.12 -13.58 ng L-1 naproxen, 15.74-18.74 ng L-1 salicylic acid and 5.8-121.2 ng L-1 caffeine.</p>

2006 ◽  
Vol 384 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1501-1505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Suenami ◽  
Lee Wah Lim ◽  
Toyohide Takeuchi ◽  
Yasuhide Sasajima ◽  
Kiyohito Sato ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Andreia Silva ◽  
Ricardo N. Coimbra ◽  
Carla Escapa ◽  
Sónia A. Figueiredo ◽  
Olga M. Freitas ◽  
...  

In view of the valorisation of the green microalga Scenedesmus obliquus biomass, it was used for the biosorption of two nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, namely salicylic acid and ibuprofen, from water. Microalgae biomass was characterized, namely by the determination of the point of zero charge (pHPZC), by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis, simultaneous thermal analysis (STA) and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Kinetic and equilibrium batch experiments were carried out and results were found to fit the pseudo-second order equation and the Langmuir isotherm model, respectively. The Langmuir maximum capacity determined for salicylic acid (63 mg g−1) was larger than for ibuprofen (12 mg g−1), which was also verified for a commercial activated carbon used as reference (with capacities of 250 and 147 mg g−1, respectively). For both pharmaceuticals, the determination of thermodynamic parameters allowed us to infer that adsorption onto microalgae biomass was spontaneous, favourable and exothermic. Furthermore, based on the biomass characterization after adsorption and energy associated with the process, it was deduced that the removal of salicylic acid and ibuprofen by Scenedesmus obliquus biomass occurred by physical interaction.


Talanta ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 1152-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Aguilar-Arteaga ◽  
J.A. Rodriguez ◽  
J.M. Miranda ◽  
J. Medina ◽  
E. Barrado

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