Determination of caffeine and paracetamol in Bristol harbour water by LC/MS/MS

Walter, Yasmin; Bowdler, Paul; Honeychurch, Kevin C

Abstract

Anthropogenic inputs such as caffeine and paracetamol can be used as possible chemical markers of sewage pollution as their presence can be presumed to result from human sewage inputs.
In this present investigation we determined the concentrations of caffeine and paracetamol at five sample points within Bristol Floating Harbour, UK and compared these with the levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) present.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: RSC Twitter Conference 2017
• Start Date: Mar 20, 2017
• End Date: Mar 21, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Mar 20, 2017
• Publication Date: Mar 20, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2019
• Journal: RSC Twitter Conference 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: caffeine, paracetamol, Bristol Harbour Water, LC/MS/MS, E. Coli, water quality
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/896697
• Related Public URLs: http://blogs.rsc.org/rscpublishing/2016/12/21/rsc-twitter-poster-conference-2017/
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : RSC Twitter Conference 2017