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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Next-Generation Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Green Automation for Detecting 69 Multiclass Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in Wastewater Using 96-Well Plate Solid-Phase Extraction by LC-MS/MS.

Bhaskar Karubothula, Veera Venkataramana Kota, Dnyaneshwar Shinde, Raghu Tadala, Vishnu Cheerala, Samara Bin Salem, Wael Faroug Elamin, Grzegorz Brudecki

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bhaskar KarubothulaRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-5582-0386
Veera Venkataramana KotaRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.
Dnyaneshwar ShindeRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-4783-1480
Raghu TadalaRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-8380-5565
Vishnu CheeralaRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.
Samara Bin SalemAbu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council UAE, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.
Wael Faroug ElaminRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-2590-6274
Grzegorz BrudeckiRASID Laboratory of Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) & M42 Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 853, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional methods for detecting pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental samples are complex, resource-intensive, and not sustainable. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate an automated sample preparation approach using the Biomek i7 Workstation to analyze 69 PPCPs in wastewater, with the objective to improve monitoring of public health and environmental protection. The method underwent extensive development, including optimization of UPLC-MS/MS parameters, preparation of wastewater matrix blank sample and assessment of extraction efficiency using three types of SPE cartridges. Extraction efficiency trials revealed that the order of suitability for SPE cartridges is Mixed-Mode Anion Exchange (MAX) > Mixed-Mode Cation Exchange (MCX) > Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB). The method demonstrated specificity for all targeted PPCPs, with the max interfering peak for 1, 7 Dimethylxanthine reaching 14.79% of the response at the target limit of quantification (LOQ). The method met ±20% matrix effect tolerance for 63 PPCPs, while 6 PPCPs showed signal enhancement. The 8-point procedural calibration curve prepared using automated robotic extraction has demonstrated linearity across the tested range. A spiking study at low (LQC), medium (MQC), and high (HQC) quality control levels (

Indexed as

CosmeticsSolid Phase ExtractionWastewaterWastewater-Based Epidemiological MonitoringWater Pollutants, ChemicalAutomationChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, LiquidGreen Chemistry TechnologyHumansLiquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryPharmaceutical PreparationsTandem Mass SpectrometryCosmeticsPharmaceutical PreparationsWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemicalautomated extractiongreenness assessmentLC-MS/MSMAX SPE cartridgesmethod validationPharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)wastewater

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PMID41011589
PMCPMC12472227

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