Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating Atlantic salmon, according to a new study.

A recent global assessment of the potential impacts of pharmaceutical ingredients on aquatic ecosystems found that approximately 43.5% of the 1,056 river locations globally included in the study ...

Pollution from the production of antidepressant medication is altering fish behavior and reproductive traits, highlighting the importance of understanding how such chemicals can affect aquatic ...

In light of the role this research plays in UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, this Collection welcomes original research into all aspects of pharmaceutical pollution.

Pharmaceutical drugs enter the environment mainly through wastewater from industry, hospitals and homes. These chemicals can disrupt fish reproduction, development and feeding patterns.

Traces of pharmaceutical drugs are finding their way into waterways around the world. A new study in the journal Science suggests that this kind of pollution can mess with salmon migration in ...

Pollution in the world’s waterways is not a new problem, but new research details the extent to which pharmaceutical pollutants have infiltrated rivers around the world.

Drug pollution alters salmon migration Date: April 11, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed ...

Traces of pharmaceutical drugs are finding their way into waterways around the world. A new study in the journal Science suggests that this kind of pollution can mess with salmon migration in ...