Nowadays, a huge scientific attention is being paid to the chemicals of emerging concern,
which may pose a significant risk to the human and whole ecosystems. Among them …

Abstract On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a
pandemic. The outbreak caused a worldwide impact, becoming a health threat to the …

Antiviral drugs have been used to treat the ever-growing number of coronavirus disease,
2019 (COVID-19) patients. Consequently, unprecedented amounts of such drug residues …

The occurrence of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites and transformation products in the
environment is becoming a matter of concern, because these compounds, which may have …

The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment is of great concern and only few data
are available about the adverse effects of such molecules and their derivatives on non-target …

Diclofenac and five of its transformation products were identified in Malir River and Lyari
River water as well as in effluent samples from Karachi, Pakistan. To the best of our …

The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment is an emerging issue. Several
studies observed that the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac is ubiquitously …

In recent years and as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the consumption of
dexamethasone (DXE) has increased. This favors that this corticosteroid is highly released …

Low levels of pharmaceuticals have been detected in many countries in surface waters. As a
wide range of pharmaceuticals can reach aquatic environments, a selection of molecules to …

The recent outbreak of respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has led to the widespread use of therapeutics, including …