Posts Tagged ‘Drugs and waterways’

Fish on Prozac: Chemical residues in wastewater mess with bodies, behaviour and sperm

Monday, September 9th, 2024
pollution

Antidepressants have helped millions of people worldwide since the 1950s. But have you ever wondered what happens to these drugs once they leave our bodies? We wanted to study the effects of pharmaceutical pollution on freshwater fish. Our new research shows even low levels of the antidepressant fluoxetine – sold under the brand name Prozac, Read more