HPLC Analysis of Solid-Phase Extracted Antibiotic Pharmaceuticals in Fish from Ogun River, Nigeria: An Environmental and Pharmaceutical Analytical Study

This book presents an analytical investigation into the occurrence of pharmaceutical residues in aquatic environments, using fish tissue samples collected from the Ogun River, Nigeria. Employing solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the study evaluates the presence and distribution of selected pharmaceuticals in biotic samples, highlighting potential environmental and public health implications. The work provides detailed insight into sample preparation, method development, and chromatographic analysis, making it a useful reference for researchers, students, and professionals in pharmaceutical analysis, environmental chemistry, and public health. By contributing data from a developing-country context, the book adds to the growing global discourse on pharmaceutical contamination of aquatic ecosystems.