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Occurrence, bioaccumulation, and ecological risks of pharmaceutical active compounds in an urbanized estuary on the São Paulo Coast, Brazil

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence, bioaccumulation, and ecological risks of ten pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in an urbanized estuarine system on the São Paulo coast, Brazil. Water samples were collected from two tributaries of the Itanhaém River (Guaú and Campininha Rivers), and liver and muscle tissues of Genidens genidens were analyzed to assess trophic transfer. Samples were processed by solid-phase extraction and analyzed using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). All ten target PhACs were detected in water from the Campininha River, with concentrations ranging from

Source: Environmental Pollution and Management

DOI: 10.1016/j.epm.2026.02.002

Authors: Vinicius Roveri, Ursulla Pereira Souza, João Henrique Alliprandini da Costa, Walber Toma, Simone dos Anjos Caivano, Luciana Lopes Guimarães

Institutions: Universidade Santa Cecília, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7128817123

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