Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) occur as variable mixtures in surface
waters receiving discharges of human and animal wastes. A key question identified a …

Concerns over the ecotoxicological effects of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on
aquatic invertebrates have been raised in the last decade. While numerous studies have …

Ketoprofen (KET) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug commonly used in
human and veterinary medicine. This compound is detected in aquatic reservoirs however …

Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) is widely used as a plasticizer to increase the plasticity and
flexibility of plastic products. Although the potential health hazards of BBP have recently …

Neurotransmitters are endogenous metabolites that play a crucial role within an organism, at
the chemical synapses. There is a growing interest in their analytical determination for …

Active substances of pesticides, biocides or pharmaceuticals can induce adverse side
effects in the aquatic ecosystem, necessitating environmental hazard and risk assessment …

Among veterinary antibiotics, flumequine (FLU) is still widely used in aquaculture due to its
efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Although it was synthesized more than 50 years ago, a …

Disruptive effects of chemicals on lipids in aquatic species are mostly limited to obesogens
and vertebrates. Recent studies reported that antidepressants, anxiolytic, antiepileptic and β …

Cytotoxic drugs have been recognized by the European Union as the potential threat in the
aquatic environment. As a typical cytotoxic drug, effects of long-term exposure to cisplatin at …

The adverse effects of rare earth elements (REEs) have been increasingly reported in the
past decades and have raised concern about their environmental toxicities. However, the …