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Table 2 Percentage of pharmaceuticals in each pathway calculated with emission model of this study

From: An emission model tracking the life cycle pathways of human pharmaceuticals in Korea

Pharmaceuticals

INCN.in

LEACH.in

NISO.in

STP.in

TE.water

Acetaminophen

16.9

4.5

3.4

5.1

1.1

Acetylsalicylic acid

16.9

4.3

21.7

30.0

4.2

Amoxicillin

16.8

4.3

32.8

45.1

15.6

Ampicillin

16.8

4.4

21.4

29.6

10.9

Cefaclor

17.0

4.4

36.5

50.1

17.1

Cefadroxil

17.0

4.5

48.0

65.8

22.0

Cefatrizine

17.0

4.4

25.0

34.4

12.3

Cephradine

16.9

4.6

48.0

65.7

22.1

Cimetidine

16.8

4.4

31.0

42.4

14.7

Ciprofloxacin

16.9

4.4

26.5

36.6

24.2

Diclofenac

16.8

4.4

25.2

34.0

11.8

Erythromycin

16.9

4.3

1.6

2.7

6.8

Ibuprofen

16.9

4.4

0.6

1.1

0.6

Lincomycin

16.8

4.5

4.3

6.4

3.4

Mefenamic acid

16.9

4.6

4.9

6.8

3.4

Naproxen

17.0

4.5

0.6

1.1

0.6

Roxithromycin

16.9

4.5

24.8

34.3

40.3

Streptomycin

16.7

4.4

29.6

40.7

14.3

Trimethoprim

16.9

4.5

31.9

43.7

28.1

  1. Data are given as the percentage of sum of production and import (TS)