# How Human Medicines Are Disrupting Aquatic Ecosystems

**Authors:** Katarina Zimmer

PMC · DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c01661 · ACS Central Science · 2025-09-09

## TL;DR

Human medicines are increasingly found in water environments, affecting the behavior and biology of aquatic organisms.

## Contribution

The paper explores the growing impact of pharmaceuticals on aquatic ecosystems and their effects on organisms.

## Key findings

- More drugs are entering aquatic habitats.
- These drugs influence the behavior, reproduction, and biology of aquatic organisms.

## Abstract

More drugs
are entering aquatic habitats. Scientists are teasing
apart how they influence the behavior, reproduction, and biology of
organisms that live there.

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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