- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
An effective method for the simultaneous analysis of β-lactams from surface water was established. After solid-phase extraction with HLB (Hydrophilic Lipohilic Balance) cartridge at pH 2, seven β-lactams (amoxicillin, ampicillin, penicillin G, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefatrizine and cephradine) were determined using LC/ESI-MS/MS. In this newly established method, correlation coefficients (r2) of calibration curves for seven β-lactams in blank surface water appeared to be 0.9911~0.9995 in the concentration range of 0.01~1.0 ng/mL. The limits of detection (LODs) and the limits of quantificaiton (LOQs) in spiked surface water were shown to be 0.0003~0.0234 ng/mL and 0.0046~0.0778 ng/mL, respectively. The developed method is believed to serve as a rapid and reliable method for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of residual β-lactam antibiotics from aquatic environment.