This study aimed to provide insights into the risk posed by psychopharmaceuticals and illicit
drugs in European surface waters, and to identify current knowledge gaps hampering this …

The influx of emerging, prescribed, and FDA approved pharmaceutical contaminants (PCs)
in the environment is continuously affecting human health and human cycle (even at trace …

Worldwide demand for antibiotics and pharmaceutical products is continuously increasing
for the control of disease and improvement of human health. Poor management and partial …

The ever-increasing rate of pollution has attracted considerable interest in research. Several
anthropogenic activities have diminished soil, air, and water quality and have led to complex …

Organic micropollutants (OMPs) consist of widely used chemicals such as pharmaceuticals
and pesticides that can persist in surface and groundwaters at low concentrations (ng/L to …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants increasingly
prescribed to treat patients with clinical depression. As a result of the significant negative …

There is a growing concern that neuroactive chemicals released into the environment can
perturb wildlife behaviour. Among these chemicals, pharmaceuticals such as …

Pharmaceutical pollution is a major driver of global change, with the capacity to alter key
behavioural and physiological traits in exposed animals. Antidepressants are among the …

Ecosystems around the world are increasingly polluted with pharmaceutical compounds that
may perturb wildlife behaviour. Because many pharmaceuticals are continuously present in …

Simple Summary The immune systems of fish can respond rapidly to biological, physical,
and environmental stresses and defend the body against pathogens. The skin is the organ …