ORCID
- Cameron Hird: 0000-0002-4631-9418
Abstract
Active ingredients (AIs), including pesticides and pharmaceuticals, are designed to have a specific mode-of-action (MoA) in target organisms. Despite this, there is substantial evidence of their occurrence in marine environments having the potential to impact non-target species with effects both as a result of, and independent from, their MoA. Furthermore, due to a large proportion of AIs being readily ionisable, there is growing evidence that their uptake and effects are sensitive to environmental parameters such as pH, which can be driven by changes in pCO2,both in natural cycles and as a consequence of anthropogenic activities.In this thesis I investigate the impacts of 5 common active ingredient contaminants: the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine; the non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs ibuprofen and diclofenac; and the neonicotinoid pesticidesimidacloprid and thiamethoxam; on marine invertebrates and investigate aspects such as bioconcentration, effects, and the sensitivity of these organisms to thesecompounds under changing pCO2-driven pH conditions
Publication Date
2021-01-01
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Recommended Citation
Hird, C. (2021) 'Ecotoxicology of active ingredients in changing marine environments', Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bhs-research/448
