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 …

Pharmaceuticals, among the emerging contaminants, are one of the most relevant groups of
substances in aquatic ecosystems due to universal use, their chemico-physical properties …

Psychiatric pharmaceuticals, such as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, and antidepressants,
are among the most prescribed active substances throughout the world. The occurrence of …

Biological early warning systems (BEWSs) monitor the behaviour or physiology of living
organisms as an indirect mechanism to sense local environmental changes, and have …

The present study measured the occurrence, distribution, and bioaccumulation of fluoxetine
in samples of water, polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS), sediment, and …

The number of anthropogenic compounds that occur in aquatic ecosystems today is in the
thousands, many at trace concentrations. One group of compounds that has captured the …

Consumption of psychotropic drugs is still increasing, especially in high-income countries.
One of the most crucial consequences of this fact is significant release of them to the …

Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) antidepressants are amongst the most
prescribed pharmaceutical active substances throughout the world. Their presence, already …

Pharmaceuticals are a subset of micropollutants, present in the environment in trace
concentrations. Because of their persistent nature, these chemicals are of particular concern …

Ibuprofen (IBU) is one of the most sold over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAID) and widely detected in the aquatic ecosystems. Nevertheless, the information …