Widespread detection of human pharmaceuticals in the environment, ranging between ng/L
and mg/L levels in surface waters and effluents and ng/kg to mg/kg levels in aquatic and …

A decade has now passed since our research group initially reported several adverse
effects of fluoxetine to aquatic organisms commonly employed for develo** environmental …

Though pharmaceuticals are increasingly observed in a variety of organisms from coastal
and inland aquatic systems, trophic transfer of pharmaceuticals in aquatic food webs have …

The uptake and depuration of a range of pharmaceuticals in the freshwater shrimp
(Gammarus pulex) and the water boatman (Notonecta glauca) was studied. For one …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) represent a class of pharmaceuticals
previously reported in aquatic ecosystems. SSRIs are designed to treat depression and …

Antibiotics are of particular concern because of their ubiquity in aquatic environment and
long-term adverse effects on aquatic organisms and humans. However, there is no …

Increasing evidence indicates that pharmaceutical bioaccumulate in fish collected
downstream from municipal wastewater effluent discharges. However, studies of …

Shale gas is currently being explored in Europe as an alternative energy source to
conventional oil and gas. There is, however, increasing concern about the potential …

The Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is a critical region for agricultural production in the
United States, providing the majority of the nation's rice, catfish, and cotton. Although it is a …

The substantial utilization of antibiotics causes their" pseudo-persistence" in offshore
environments. Published studies on antibiotic surveillance in food webs have primarily …