As the global population becomes more concentrated in urban areas, resource
consumption, including access to pharmaceuticals, is increasing and chemical use is also …

Antidepressant (AD) drugs are widely prescribed for the treatment of psychiatric disorders,
including depression and anxiety disorders. The continuous use of ADs causes significant …

Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed pharmaceutical classes for the
treatment of psychiatric conditions. They act via modulation of brain monoaminergic …

Background The presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment is a growing global
concern and although environmental risk assessment is required for approval of new drugs …

Psychotropic drugs (PDs) and their bioactive metabolites often persist in aquatic
environments due to their typical physical properties, which made them resistant to removal …

Fluoxetine is one of the most studied and detected selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in
the aquatic environment, found at concentrations ranging from ng/L to μg/L. Its presence in …

Synthetic phenolic antioxidants (SPAs) are an environmental concern because they are
widely detected in aquatic ecosystems and can pose potential threats to organisms. Studies …

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 …

Pharmaceutical compounds are continuously released into the aquatic environment,
resulting in their ubiquitous presence in many estuarine and coastal systems. As …

Fluoxetine is widely prescribed for the treatment of depressive states, acting at the level of
the central nervous system, consequently affecting non-target organisms. This study aimed …