A diverse suite of pharmaceuticals contaminates stream and riparian food webs

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 4491 - 9
• Main Authors: Richmond, Erinn K., Rosi, Emma J., Walters, David M., Fick, Jerker, Hamilton, Stephen K., Brodin, Tomas, Sundelin, Anna, Grace, Michael R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.11.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/58; 631/158/2461; 631/158/853; 704/158/2459; 704/172/169; Animals; Antidepressants; Aquatic biota; Aquatic organisms; Australia; Biological activity; Biota; Chronic exposure; Diet; Dosage; Ecology; Ekologi; Exposure; Farmakologi och toxikologi; Food Chain; Food chains; Food webs; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insects; Invertebrates; Invertebrates - metabolism; Larva - metabolism; Larvae; multidisciplinary; Pharmaceutical industry wastes; Pharmaceutical Preparations - analysis; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacology and Toxicology; Predators; Predatory Behavior; Prey; Risk Factors; Rivers - chemistry; Salmo trutta; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spiders; Spiders - metabolism; Stream pollution; Surface water; Trout; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Wildlife; Australia

A multitude of biologically active pharmaceuticals contaminate surface waters globally, yet their presence in aquatic food webs remain largely unknown. Here, we show that over 60 pharmaceutical compounds can be detected in aquatic invertebrates and riparian spiders in six streams near Melbourne, Aus...