Table 5. Detection frequency for pharmaceutical chemicals analyzed in this study.
[Grey shading highlights combinations with no detections. WWTF, wastewater treatment facility]
Compound |
Detection frequency (detections/number of samples) |
All streams |
Urban streams |
Forested streams |
Agricultural streams |
Tualatin River |
WWTF |
Acetaminophen |
3/10 |
2/6 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Albuterol (Salbutamol) |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
Caffeine |
7/10 |
6/6 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Carbamazepine |
3/10 |
0/6 |
1/1 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
4/4 |
Cimetidine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Codeine |
2/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
1/4 |
Cotinine |
8/10 |
6/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
4/4 |
Dehydronifedipine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
Diltiazem |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
2/4 |
1,7-Dimethylxanthine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Diphenhydramine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Fluoxetine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Gemfibrozil |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
Ibuprofen |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
2/4 |
Metformin |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
2/4 |
Miconazole |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
Ranitidine |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Sulfamethoxazole |
2/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
3/4 |
Thiabendazole |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
Trimethoprim |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
1/4 |
Warfarin |
0/10 |
0/6 |
0/1 |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/4 |
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