The control of pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in urban wastewater treatment plants
(WWTPs) is an issue of health and environmental relevance, expected to become …

The antipsychotic chlorpromazine (Cpz) has raised concern as a pharmaceutical effluent
due to its wide medical applications. Moreover, its potent pro-oxidant properties and impact …

Pharmaceuticals and microplastics constitute potential hazards in aquatic systems, but their
combined effects and underlying toxicity mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study …

There is increasing scientific evidence that some pharmaceuticals are present in the marine
ecosystems at concentrations that may cause adverse effects on the organisms that inhabit …

The spatiotemporal bioaccumulation, trophic transfer of antibiotics, and regulation of the
phytoplankton biological pump were quantitatively evaluated in the Pearl River, South …

Urban and hospital-sourced pharmaceuticals are continuously discharged into aquatic
environments, threatening biota. To date, their impact as single compounds has been widely …

The continual discharge of pharmaceuticals from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) into
the marine environment, even at concentrations as low as ng/L, can exceed levels that …

Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) have raised concerns in the last decade due to
their increased consumption and inadequate elimination during discharge, resulting in their …

The Ria Formosa is an important transitional and coastal lagoon on the south coast of
Portugal that provides valuable ecosystem services. The lagoon is a protected area under …

Antibiotics are widely used drugs in human and veterinary medicine, which has attracted
great attention in relation to the development of bacterial resistance, currently a problem of …