Recent Advances and Perspectives on the Sources and Detection of Antibiotics in Aquatic Environments

Table 4

A general comparison of different methods used for antibiotic analysis.

Method	Advantage	Disadvantage	Reference
Conventional detection methods	(1) They can be used routinely to identify and quantify antibiotics; (2) They have high selectivity and sensitivity	(1) Matrix effects lead to inaccurate results; (2) Instruments and standard samples are expensive; (3) They require complex pretreatment and long detection time; (4) Skilled personnel are required to operate equipment and data	[77]
Biosensor methods	(1) The detection is fast and efficient; (2) Detection does not require complex pretreatment; (3) The method exhibits rapid detection	(1) The detection accuracy is not as high as the instrument; (2) The initial development cost is high	[121]