Aya AL SIBLANI, Master’s Graduate in Marine Biology and Ecology - ayasiblani@hotmail.com
The production, prescription and use of pharmaceuticals (PC) has steeply increased during the last decades. PCs are ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems. They are found at concentrations ranging from several picograms per liter to
several milligrams per liter. These compounds have ecotoxic effects on aquatic organisms, even at very low concentrations. They can significantly affect aquatic organisms when chronically exposed and can cross trophic levels and travel up the food chain.