[HTML][HTML] Emerging challenges of the impacts of pharmaceuticals on aquatic ecosystems: A diatom perspective

A Kock, HC Glanville, AC Law, T Stanton… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are a ubiquitous group of emerging pollutants of considerable importance
due to their biological potency and potential to elicit effects in wildlife and humans …

Global scanning of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: occurrence, wastewater treatment and hazards in aquatic systems

RA Mole, BW Brooks - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
As the global population becomes more concentrated in urban areas, resource
consumption, including access to pharmaceuticals, is increasing and chemical use is also …

[HTML][HTML] A risk based assessment approach for chemical mixtures from wastewater treatment plant effluents

S Finckh, LM Beckers, W Busch, E Carmona… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, 56 effluent samples from 52 European wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
were investigated for the occurrence of 499 emerging chemicals (ECs) and their associated …

Proximate causes and ultimate effects of common antidepressants, fluoxetine and venlafaxine, on fish behavior

A Salahinejad, A Attaran, D Meuthen… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antidepressant (AD) drugs are widely prescribed for the treatment of psychiatric disorders,
including depression and anxiety disorders. The continuous use of ADs causes significant …

Occurrence and fate of antidepressants in the aquatic environment: Insights into toxicological effects on the aquatic life, analytical methods, and removal techniques

A Singh, D Saidulu, AK Gupta, V Kubsad - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The consumption of antidepressants has increased on a global scale. These medications
are frequently prescribed to treat mental health-related disorders and their usage is …

Psychoactive pollution suppresses individual differences in fish behaviour

G Polverino, JM Martin, MG Bertram… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental contamination by pharmaceuticals is global, substantially altering crucial
behaviours in animals and impacting on their reproduction and survival. A key question is …

Anti-depressant fluoxetine hampers olfaction of goldfish by interfering with the initiation, transmission, and processing of olfactory signals

L Huang, W Zhang, Y Han, Y Tang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ubiquitous presence of fluoxetine (FLX) in aquatic environments poses great threat to
fish species. However, little is known about its deleterious impacts on fish olfaction. In this …

Predicting the accumulation of ionizable pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic and terrestrial organisms

LJ Carter, JM Armitage, BW Brooks… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The extent to which chemicals bioaccumulate in aquatic and terrestrial organisms
represents a fundamental consideration for chemicals management efforts intended to …

Psychoactive pharmaceuticals in aquatic systems: A comparative assessment of environmental monitoring approaches for water and fish

K Grabicová, R Grabic, G Fedorova, J Kolářová… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental monitoring and surveillance studies of pharmaceuticals routinely examine
occurrence of substances without current information on human consumption patterns. We …

[HTML][HTML] Ecotoxicological effects of the antidepressant fluoxetine and its removal by the typical freshwater microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Z Xie, X Wang, Y Gan, H Cheng, S Fan, X Li… - … and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
The antidepressant fluoxetine (FLX) has gained increasing attention due to its frequent
detection in aquatic environments and negative effects on non-target organisms. However …