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Table 6 Predicted environmental concentrations and measured environmental concentrations in manure as given in Tables 2–5 (PECww manure and MECww manure) of the five most frequently monitored and found VMPs in (liquid) manure

From: Occurrence and transformation of veterinary pharmaceuticals and biocides in manure: a literature review

Active ingredient (number of registered products considered)

Species

Min.–max. PECww manure (mg/kgww)

Highest MECsww manure (mg/kgww)

Chlortetracycline (19)

Cattle

10.9–24.9

–

 

Pig

4.0–154.7

330.7, 764.4

Oxytetracycline (30)

Cattle

0.49–44.5

–

 

Pig

0.48–182

136.2

Tetracycline (8)

Cattle

10.9–72.8

–

 

Pig

31.7–216.6

66.0

Sulfadimidine (19)

Cattle

4.4–124.6

–

 

Pig

3.2–254.8

167.0

Sulfadiazine (21)

Cattle

1.6–22.3

–

 

Pig

1.0–45.5

235.1

  1. Among the MECsww manure, only those for which the concentrations in liquid manure were clearly given as mg/kgwet weight were considered
  2. MECsww manure exceeding the max. PECww manure are italicized