Open AccessOccurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water – a case study of the Clyde Estuary, Scotland
Author(s) -
Bruce Petrie,
Colin F. Moffat
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
environmental science. processes and impacts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2050-7895
pISSN - 2050-7887
DOI - 10.1039/d1em00500f
Subject(s) - estuary , euryhaline , platichthys , environmental chemistry , enantiomer , flounder , chemistry , pharmacology , biology , salinity , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , stereochemistry
This is the most comprehensive enantiospecific study of chiral drugs in the estuarine environment. Notable differences were found in the enantiomeric composition of drugs between water samples and fish tissues.