Consumption and ocurrence of antidepressants (SSRIs) in pre-and post-COVID-19 pandemic, their environmental impact and innovative removal methods: A review

N Diaz-Camal, JD Cardoso-Vera, H Islas-Flores… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are pharmaceuticals whose consumption
has increased significantly. They are prescribed as first-line treatment in mental disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows

WB Perry, R Ahmadian, M Munday, O Jones… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

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 …

When pharmaceutical drugs become environmental pollutants: Potential neural effects and underlying mechanisms

P Vaudin, C Augé, N Just, S Mhaouty-Kodja… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical drugs have become consumer products, with a daily use for some of them.
The volume of production and consumption of drugs is such that they have become …

A comprehensive overview of the effects of urbanisation on sexual selection and sexual traits

AD Cronin, JAH Smit, MI Muñoz, A Poirier… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanisation can affect mating opportunities and thereby alter inter‐and intra‐sexual
selection pressures on sexual traits. Biotic and abiotic urban conditions can influence an …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of fluoxetine on fish: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future?

D Correia, I Domingues, M Faria, M Oliveira - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Levels and effects of antidepressant drugs to aquatic organisms

DG Moreira, A Aires, M de Lourdes Pereira… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of antidepressants has been increasing globally, resulting in their presence in the
aquatic environment, mainly by municipal wastewaters. This fact has aroused concern in the …

EthoCRED: a framework to guide reporting and evaluation of the relevance and reliability of behavioural ecotoxicity studies

MG Bertram, M Ågerstrand, ESJ Thoré… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioural analysis has been attracting significant attention as a broad indicator of sub‐
lethal toxicity and has secured a place as an important subdiscipline in ecotoxicology …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying knowledge gaps in understanding the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on fish behaviour

CSS Ferreira, SC Soares, P Kille, M Oliveira - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Pharmaceutical pollution sources and solutions: Survey of human and veterinary medication purchasing, use, and disposal

C Vatovec, J Kolodinsky, P Callas, C Hart… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human and veterinary pharmaceuticals offer many benefits, but they also pose risks to both
the environment and public health. Life-cycle stewardship of medications offers multiple …