Table 3 Comparison of UV-AM with LC-UV and GC-MS/MS measurements
Benzotriazoles | Sulfamethoxazole | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UV-AM | LC | GC | UV-AM | LC | GC | |
Time per sample [min] | <1 | - | 20 | <1 | 5 | - |
Costs per sample [€] | 0.12 | - | 40–60 | 0.12 | 30–40 | - |
Measurement of biodegradation | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
Measurement of concentrations | Difficult | - | Yes | Difficult | Yes | - |
Labor intensive | No | - | Yes | No | Yes | - |
Time intensive | No | - | Yes | No | Yes | - |
Monitoring biodegradation | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |