Dheeraj Sharma1, Poonam Choudhary, Roopma Gandotra1 and Suhail Ahmad
Abstract
The present study reports the concentration of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), Diclofenac in three main rivers of the Western Himalayan region. Diclofenac was analyzed from water samples using the UPLC-S/MS system. The concentration ranged between 0- 2.05 ng/l, the maximum concentration was observed in Badhi (S1) due to the presence of a large number of pharmaceutical industries. The concentrations of diclofenac reported in the current study were comparatively very low as observed in other studies worldwide. This is the first report on the occurrence of diclofenac in the rivers of the Western Himalayan region.